Mini grrr at Hope
stevieboy
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I sent my front brake off to Hope as I pulled a bolt through the threads on my mini x2 pro's even though I set the torque wrench to 3.5Nm (5N/m limit).
Luckily they have agreed to do the work for free, good you may think.
Unfortunately the new master cylinder body they have fitted is nowhere near the same colour or shade as the rest of the system and the bar clamp. Have I been fobbed off with a second that failed on the colour finish or is there night and day difference's in the quality of finishing that anodising allows. I'm stuck now with a £160 brake that looks sh1t. Surely when they married the body and clamp up they should of seen the difference in colour?
My main problem is that it's mid race season and time off the bike is going to cripple my chances of keeping up this years good form. Yes the brake works, but it looks nothing like the other one.
On a positive note the brake was sent tues and arrived back today.
Luckily they have agreed to do the work for free, good you may think.
Unfortunately the new master cylinder body they have fitted is nowhere near the same colour or shade as the rest of the system and the bar clamp. Have I been fobbed off with a second that failed on the colour finish or is there night and day difference's in the quality of finishing that anodising allows. I'm stuck now with a £160 brake that looks sh1t. Surely when they married the body and clamp up they should of seen the difference in colour?
My main problem is that it's mid race season and time off the bike is going to cripple my chances of keeping up this years good form. Yes the brake works, but it looks nothing like the other one.
On a positive note the brake was sent tues and arrived back today.
Scott Scale Custom
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/ ... C09729.jpg
Kona Coilair 2007 Dark Peak Destroyer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/ ... C09727.jpg
"BOCD - If it aint perfect it aint good enough"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/ ... C09729.jpg
Kona Coilair 2007 Dark Peak Destroyer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/ ... C09727.jpg
"BOCD - If it aint perfect it aint good enough"
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Good call, that's the answer I got from my local tech centre.
Oh well, it works! Maybe the real problem is my OCD
Scott Scale Custom
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/ ... C09729.jpg
Kona Coilair 2007 Dark Peak Destroyer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/ ... C09727.jpg
"BOCD - If it aint perfect it aint good enough"0 -
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stevieboy wrote:Have I been fobbed off with a second that failed on the colour finish or is there night and day difference's in the quality of finishing that anodising allows.
Probably both. It may be a unit that they wouldn't allow out for retail, but if it works as intended...0 -
dave_hill wrote:stevieboy wrote:Have I been fobbed off with a second that failed on the colour finish or is there night and day difference's in the quality of finishing that anodising allows.
Probably both. It may be a unit that they wouldn't allow out for retail, but if it works as intended...
ey it works
Looking at another pair yesterday and they were darker than my set, so it appears that there is a difference between batches.Scott Scale Custom
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/ ... C09729.jpg
Kona Coilair 2007 Dark Peak Destroyer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/ ... C09727.jpg
"BOCD - If it aint perfect it aint good enough"0 -
think it must be luck of the draw as when i over tightened my M4 clamps one snapped, phoned them up and they sent a replacement clamp free the next day and it was a spot on colour match... expect you must just be a litlte unlucky to get something non matching.
Generally speaking i've not heard many cases were people arn't happy with the support hope provide0
