loss in confidance.

Bikerbaboon

I have lost confidance in my frame after it snapped. I am getting it replaced under warrenty thanks to halfords leeds for the help ( they spent more time making sure i was ok than checking the frame out)

have a look here if you want to see how it happend
http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12592275

has any one lost confidance in a bit of kit? if so what did you do about it. Im thuinnking of getting a 456 frame as that should clear the problem but then what to do with the new warrenty frame? sell ( cb frame wont make alot) or keep or should i just MTFU keep and use the new warrenty frame?

supersonic

get a stronger frame! You admitted in the other thread to doing jumps and downhill on what is a very thin walled xc bike! Something burlier is what you need.

Bikerbaboon

thanks supersonic ( good to see bert back)
can you have a look at my fork thread now

supersonic

lol, let me find it! (on my mobile at the moment, very slow).

Northwind

I can lose confidence in stuff that hasn't even broken yet, never mind frames that tear in half like they're made of paper But then it sounds like you'd treated it fairly rough and it stood up to it all til now so maybe you should take that into account? Then again, how much warranty is left? If you burst another one out of warranty you might be a bit annoyed...

The other question is, do you want a new frame? Is it an ideal excuse for some retail therapy?

Neil.b

Maybe you should be looking towards a frame that is designed to take the punishment you are going to dish out to it, a more burley FR frame may suit you better.

Bikerbaboon

i have gone ofr a bit of retail therapy and put in for a 456 frame, that sould take the abuse better and going for a new fork to help out up front. thanks super for the help on the other thread....

littleandy0410

So can we expect to see a Boardman in the classifieds soon then!?

Good that they're replacing under warranty anyway.

rd350lc

littleandy0410 wrote:

So can we expect to see a Boardman in the classifieds soon then!?

I'll give you tuppence for it .

supersonic

they are good frames - just not for dh...

Bikerbaboon

I dont think its the frames fault realy and sonic is right about me abusing hte frame. it was my first mtb and i think i slowly started to ride harder and harder untill i started to damage the frame. ( hammering around dalby and the big drop on the stainburn red run may not have helped matters) so i think the crash just finised it off. I did find the gemoitry great for a XC bike and the flex of the flex of the frame minimal overall i still rate the bike and im going to hold on to the frame but the forks will be on ebay once i get them off the bike. ( again a good spec for XC.)

But my wheels happen to come off my ground a bit to much for it.
Im also going up to 180mm disks at the front as the CB 160 did not stop me quite quick enough on the steep stuff.

again thanks supersonic you are a kit guru.

supersonic

no probs! I like your honest view of what happened, and upgrading to the right stuff. If the frame said orange on it people would pay 3x the amount.

Andy B

supersonic wrote:

no probs! I like your honest view of what happened, and upgrading to the right stuff. If the frame said GT on it people would pay 3x the amount.

:P

supersonic

lol, would need to weld an extra triangle in

Surf-Matt

One plus - you score great "hardcore" points for snapping a frame!

One of the most annoying yest satisfying things in surfing is to walk out of big surf with your board snapped in two - your bike snap is kind of similar!

carbon337

Ohhhh dear - just read your other post....

Did you do this at Dalby? On the Red? Ive been there twice recently on my Boardman Comp and been pushing quite hard on the singletrack - going out to shed now to inspect for damage.

Surf-Matt

Not to put a cat amoungst the pigeons, but has anyone snapped anything apart from a Boardman in this way?!

Andy B

Nope, not snapped my '03 Orange Gringo, it's done red & black routes, had a little airtime and done (small) drop offs, still intact

Bikerbaboon

I broke the frame at stainburn on the DH run. I was going at a good speed ( im no steve peat but i dont hang about either). The frame failed in the middle of the tubes so its unlikly a manufacturing error that would normaly happen at hte welds. I guess I found out the answer to how big a drop can my bike handle question.

atleast i managed to brake my fall with my face on something soft like a tree stump. I have got the best black eye more pics to follow.

streako

I would also add to select kit according to your size and weight as well as the type of riding you intend to do.

If you are a big lad, then there are more jumpy type frames that would be almost indestructable, but with a weight penalty over a lighter xc frame.

Bikerbaboon

streako wrote:

I would also add to select kit according to your size and weight as well as the type of riding you intend to do.

If you are a big lad, then there are more jumpy type frames that would be almost indestructable, but with a weight penalty over a lighter xc frame.

are you calling me fat? :P

Im comeing in at 78kg so im not massive. ( im also no xc whippet) but you are right and all of this would have been well over my head when getting my first bike. Im pleased still with my purchase of hte CB bike due to the good quality running kit that i still have jucy 5s and sram 9x chaneing gear is all good and the cranks are ok for now.( the new saint one just make me drool and for £100 it going to be rude not to for my birthday) the wheels are also good and still true and the hubs are running fine.

Having taken the bike to bits i have seen that the cheep head sets bottom baring had siezed and im getting a new one form superstar comps.

I think that for some one getting a first bike then getting a CB bike with the great componants will give a good starting place for upgrading once they find there MTB feet and find what they like to ride. I just kinda like it a bit harder than the frame could handle.

The first bike is always a hard one to pick.

Backpedaler

All credit to Boardman bikes and Halfords for replacing the frame for you. I don't think many other premium bike brands would replace FOC under warranty an XC frame after reading what you have put it through.

As Supersonic says they are good frames but there is a reason why a DH bike weighs 45lbs, where as I believe the Boardman Team weighs less than 25lbs straight out of the box.