My Cannondale Jekyll Carbon Build.
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Tbh with Name that it is you shouldn't need to go down that route and repair yourself its shocking.
I was down my lbs the other day and even the cannondale rep called the cannondale flash frame the cannondale snap and that's from them. :x0 -
Such a shame.
Another reason why i still dont completely agree with the Carbon fibre is stronger argument...
Snot green Canyon Nerve AM 8.0x0 -
ThePriory1978 wrote:Such a shame.
Another reason why i still dont completely agree with the Carbon fibre is stronger argument...
Frames of all materials fail all the time.
I hope you manage to get it sorted!0 -
Just heard from my dealer that CSG UK are offering a complete 2013 frameset at their cost price - £500 + VAT.. They have also said that i can have back my old frame back except from the cracked front triangle.0
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thats good news buddy. will you be going ahead with that?
and at a cost price of £500 you can see how much profit they are making when selling the bikes.
when a certain manufacturer sells their frames alone for more than £2k the profit margain must be incredible.2011 KHS Full Susser Carbon 29er Race BuildClank wrote:M'eh, I might just go back to zapping it with frikken lay-zur beeeems. And sharks.0 -
sanchez89 wrote:thats good news buddy. will you be going ahead with that?
and at a cost price of £500 you can see how much profit they are making when selling the bikes.
when a certain manufacturer sells their frames alone for more than £2k the profit margain must be incredible.
Yes im thinking i will just go with this offer, as im just wanting to get back riding.. Also the finish that i have been offered i really like..
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They're maybe thinking that the seatpost is too short, meaning there's not enough of it inside the frame.chick0 wrote:CSG uk have turned down the warranty claim on basis that they are saying the seatpost i have used is to small, but its been the correct 31.6mm size that is in the Jekyll Manual!
If that's the case then don't use it with your new frame.0 -
Or that wear on the seatpost has made it slightly under tolerance. Been fair in those pictures it looks like the finish is quite worn. My mate had a post on one of his bikes and it had become slightly thinner from just the wear of raising and lowering it all the time.0
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Hucking Fell wrote:
They're maybe thinking that the seatpost is too short, meaning there's not enough of it inside the frame.chick0 wrote:CSG uk have turned down the warranty claim on basis that they are saying the seatpost i have used is to small, but its been the correct 31.6mm size that is in the Jekyll Manual!
If that's the case then don't use it with your new frame.
No no, the length was fine.
Going to get a Reverb for the new frame.0 -
chick0 wrote:sanchez89 wrote:thats good news buddy. will you be going ahead with that?
and at a cost price of £500 you can see how much profit they are making when selling the bikes.
when a certain manufacturer sells their frames alone for more than £2k the profit margain must be incredible.
Yes im thinking i will just go with this offer, as im just wanting to get back riding.. Also the finish that i have been offered i really like..
That paint job is stunning :shock: :shock:0 -
Rick Draper wrote:Or that wear on the seatpost has made it slightly under tolerance. Been fair in those pictures it looks like the finish is quite worn. My mate had a post on one of his bikes and it had become slightly thinner from just the wear of raising and lowering it all the time.
The post in the pictures looks worn due to the carbon paste chewing it.0 -
chick0 wrote:Rick Draper wrote:Or that wear on the seatpost has made it slightly under tolerance. Been fair in those pictures it looks like the finish is quite worn. My mate had a post on one of his bikes and it had become slightly thinner from just the wear of raising and lowering it all the time.
The post in the pictures looks worn due to the carbon paste chewing it.
Has it become undersized though?0 -
Rick Draper wrote:chick0 wrote:Rick Draper wrote:Or that wear on the seatpost has made it slightly under tolerance. Been fair in those pictures it looks like the finish is quite worn. My mate had a post on one of his bikes and it had become slightly thinner from just the wear of raising and lowering it all the time.
The post in the pictures looks worn due to the carbon paste chewing it.
Has it become undersized though?
I never personally put callipers on it, but i do know that it fitted the frame better then a brand new FSA K-force 31.6 carbon post that i bought for the build in the first pace (I also tried a Thomson masterpiece).0 -
and at a cost price of £500 you can see how much profit they are making when selling the bikes.
Not that much when that's the distributor price, there's a dealer price in there too, and 2 sets of margins etc.
Undersized seatpost is bollocks, they're just weaselling out of it, as they are famous for doing. Still, ends up as a reasonable result.0 -
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Quick phone pic of it at 95% completed. Just waiting for a Reverb post, a new chain and some frame and crank arm protection to arrive from US from Crankskins.
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That looks fantastic!!!
Just out of curiosity, with the frames cracking, how much do you weigh?0 -
I'm between 80 and 85 kg ( 12.5 to 13 stone) in my riding gear. I'm 6 foot 3, so im pretty trim for my height..0
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Another small purchase. Bought these to try and give my carbon crank arms some protection, as they were getting a little chewed up around the ends. I did need to snip them a little to line up the holes.
I got them sent with my frame protector film pack from CrankSkins.com (i had discount code), but you can get them on Chain Reactions if anyone else is interested.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=40502
RaceFace Crank Arm/Pedal Boots.
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Good to see crack and fail living up to their name!! My friend is now on his 3rd warranty Cannondale Frame, I just can't see they can make money with the amount they have to replace, or why people still buy them knowing the reputation for failure. Big does look very nice though0
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miker wrote:Good to see crack and fail living up to their name!! My friend is now on his 3rd warranty Cannondale Frame, I just can't see they can make money with the amount they have to replace, or why people still buy them knowing the reputation for failure. Big does look very nice though
All frames can and do fail. In the last 16 years almost every mtn bike frame i have owned from XC to DH from a whole host of company's ( Spesh, Trek, Orange, Kona, Lapierre, Yeti, SC etc etc) has failed in some way due to a whole host of reason's . Many have not stood by there products and been replaced on warranty or on a crash replacement policy.
If you really think that Cannondales fail much more then other brands, maybe you should do some research around the web. MTBR.com is a good place to start. Put "crack" "cracked" or "failed" into there search engine.
Can i ask what brand of frame you ride?0 -
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miker wrote:Good to see crack and fail living up to their name!! My friend is now on his 3rd warranty Cannondale Frame, I just can't see they can make money with the amount they have to replace, or why people still buy them knowing the reputation for failure.
What an utterly ridiculous statement. People buy them because they make good bikes. I've had two Dales, neither of them cracked. Using the same logic as you, it is my genuine belief that 100% of Cannondale frames never break.
That replacement frame looks really nice btw. Enjoy.0 -
EH_Rob wrote:miker wrote:Good to see crack and fail living up to their name!! My friend is now on his 3rd warranty Cannondale Frame, I just can't see they can make money with the amount they have to replace, or why people still buy them knowing the reputation for failure.
That replacement frame looks really nice btw. Enjoy.
Thanks, i would say that the finish is a little better on this new frame. My first Jekyll frame was one of first in the production run, i'm guessing that the quality control may have improved in the last 2 years.
I don't detect any difference in the way the frames ride though, both have shared the incredible stiffness and rigidity these Jekyll's are famous for.0 -
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***** Posted this same post in the General section, but thought i would also paste it here as its kinda apart of my bikes story ( I just realised i never put the light on the scales
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Bought a CREE XM-LT6 LED Bicycle Light on eBay from Hong Kong about a month back, used it about 6 times, i estimate i charged it 3 times, then on the 4th charge the Battery pack exploded, violently.
It was being charged at the other end of my house in a spare room where i keep my biking gear. They had been on charge for about 2 hours when i heard 4 loud bangs, but to begin with I thought they were coming from outside. I then went through to the spare room to check and found that the Battery's had exploded all over the room causing dents in the wall, smashing the bar adaptor they were plugged into and causing burns all over the carpet. From the look of the carpet burns i was luck not to have had a serious house fire.
As you will see from the pictures below there is very little left of the battery's or casing....
I know these Cree lights are often sold under various names, and are fairly popular due to there decent brightness and low price, a friend has exactly the same pack but his is called the SSC P7 or something...
Just thought i would give anyone else who has this pack or similar a heads-up..
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Some of the batteries are unprotected, so basically where normal batteries stop recharging when full, these just keep going and over-charge, which I had heard could lead to them exploding, kind of like what happened there!!! :shock:
That'd be my guess I had a set of those exact lights, and I know plenty of guys that do, had the protected batteries and had few issues. That'd be my guess what happened anyway.0 -
lawman wrote:Some of the batteries are unprotected, so basically where normal batteries stop recharging when full, these just keep going and over-charge, which I had heard could lead to them exploding, kind of like what happened there!!! :shock:
That'd be my guess I had a set of those exact lights, and I know plenty of guys that do, had the protected batteries and had few issues. That'd be my guess what happened anyway.
You could be right, but they were only on charge for 2 hours, a bit less in fact, and it said in the instructions that it takes about 6 to charge them fully from flat, which they were. I had left them charging for 6 hours+ before without issue.0 -
Its very difficult with those lights to know the source of the cells. Some unscrupulous manafacturers recycle and repackage old cells rather than making new ones. If the capacities of the four are slightly different, it can lead to problems.
Another potential cause of issues is running the batteries too flat. Below a certian voltage they may stop charging properly.
I personally think its best to buy torches, or at least make your own battery packs. That way, you can source quality cells (eg Panasonic, SenyBor) which you know are new and unlikely to explode.0 -
Last week my Cannondale DYAD shock pump failed. It stopped holding pressure while pumping. When i opened it up i saw the the rubber seals were damaged/worn. I tried to find some replacements parts, but that proved tricky, so i just went ahead and bought a new pump.
I decided to try the Scott Shock Pump Pro this time thats for the Scott Equalizer shock, as i had read guys on MTBR using them on their DYAD shocks and saying that the two stage release attachment valve makes for more accurate pressure settings (it works a perfectly), as lots of air would always escape when detaching the Cannondale pump due to the high pressures involved, which made for some guess work (I set the positive chamber at 310 psi - negative at 255 psi) .
The Scott pump is a bit smaller and lighter then the Cannondale one, which is good as lives in the pack most of the time. I also think it pumps with more air volume, as it takes considerably less effort to get the pressures up.
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Going to get it built up tomorrow.
