I wish they had some 29er fork options for me to choose from, OEM or not! Rigid carbon is too much like hard work round here 
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On-One - should they state OEM ?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Still a bloody bargain though. Justa you big whinge.
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Those forks in the classifieds yet?
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dibbs
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454 Pikes have an alloy steerer and a hollow crown. OEM Pikes do not, and as a consequence are significantly heavier.
Bike manufacturers will ask fork manufacturers to bring in OEM forks at a certain price so they can price the complete bike at a certain price point. *edit* The consequence of this is that the OEM product will be down-specced in some way.
OEM product is not the same as boxed after-market product a lot of the time.
Also, in my experience all air forks have come with a pump, be they Fox or Rockshox. Not bought OEM forks though, and seeing as they're usually bought because they are cheap then MTFU and buy a pump for £20.
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I recently bought a pair of non OEM Rockshox forks (though sent them back) and they didn't come with a pump.
The concept of OEM products having a different spec to the after-market product is an interesting one. I have a pair of OEM Air U-turn 454 pikes that have an alloy steerer and weight exactly (within manufacturers tolerances) what the RS website said it should, so to say that ALL OEM kit will be significantly different is miss-leading. I have not stripped down 2 pairs next to each other to compare the quality of the bushings etc though. However, if a fork for example bought on a complete bike is significantly different to the "standard" fork with the same name (inc code - e.g. Pike 454 or XT M772), surely this constitutes miss-selling? If not it must be damned close. I guess the definition of the term "significantly different" is a vague one. Also, most manufacturers put out some guff about changing the spec of their product without notice which probably covers this by the letter if not the spirit.
I have less of a problem with buying standalone OEM products that vary slightly from their full after-market cousins as the difference in price normally makes it worthwhile (as long as you know what you are buying I guess) but it seems to be a bit naughty when buying a full retail price complete bike. If it is true that some OEM products are identical to the after-market product and some are not, it makes it even more confusing for the purchaser.
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iirc, the only difference for oem and aftermarket fox forks is the lowers can be a different colour (to suit frame colours) and rl's were oem only on early models. there is no difference in internals and no difference in crown/steerer materials
dont see the problem myselfPosted 2 years ago # -
Agree but the "454"s I bought definitely had a steel steerer. Thats significant and a mis-sell. Apparently they came on a Marin. As yes, the whole point of 454 over 426 is the steerer and crown.
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rockshox can be a bit tw***y with that, misselling imo
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On-One - should they state OEM ?
yes, but so should Merlin and CRC and...
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I think you're just being a picky sod for the sake of it!
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One of the thing I used to like about On-One was that it had a no bullshit approach to stuff- very upfront and quite amusing, a bit like chatting to your mate rather than being fed a load of the usual patronising marketing gumpf. It does look like that has changed, which is a shame, it's kinda put me off them to be honest.
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How exactly has it changed? They now lie, are not upfront and are unfunny? That there sell is full of marketing gumpf?
I'm not seeing that to be honest...
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shermer75 - Member
One of the thing I used to like about On-One was that it had a no bullshit approach to stuff- very upfront...
Yup, and that's exactly how they handled this situation.They have done nothing wrong.
The problem is that the OP had different expectations, and did not read the advert properly. He still got a stomping bargain, and they have even offered to go out and buy him a pump.
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shermer75 - Member
One of the thing I used to like about On-One was that it had a no bullshit approach to stuff- very upfront and quite amusing, a bit like chatting to your mate rather than being fed a load of the usual patronising marketing gumpf. It does look like that has changed, which is a shame, it's kinda put me off them to be honest.
like i said, a phone call the other day to talk through how i got on as first customer on the new site would suggest different. on one =
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The forks are "OE sourced" which is diferent to "OEM Forks" They where bought diferently rather than made diferently
SO when they say they are FOX 32 Float RLC you get FOX Float RLC
If that has put you off On-one you will struggle to buy any parts anywhere as OE sourced, OEM parts and grey imports are every where.
I honestly do not think On-one have done a thing wrong. No one gets arsey with Hope because you don't get QR's with their wheels
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justa why would on-one who do bike builds as a main line of business NOT sell oe forks?
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I've bought some and expected them to be oem for the price- I'm still happy!
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MSP - Member
Fox retail forks come with a pump, pretty much everyone knows that. Ford cars come with tyres fitted, if I turned up at a dealer to pick up a new car, and found that the tires wasn't included in the deal they had given, I would be pretty pissed off.Does a Ford come with a pump? I don't think so.
I can't see a single thing that On One has done wrong here, and I don't think the advert needed to point out that they were OEM sourced.
I do think the OP needs to make sure he doesn't trip over his bottom lip.
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lol fair enough - we are all entitled to our opinions - mine hasn't changed !
oh and bigjohn no bottom lip - tbh i though my mini rant was pretty mild really - I don't think you've really read it !
after the year or so I've had i'm not going to get my bottom lip out for something so minor !
however, some people agree with me and I'm glad i've bought it to their attention.
cheers I'm off for a pint
p.s i have bought a shock pump from the classfieds
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Maybe it'll come with a free set of forks
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I'm off for a pint
I hope you're going to complain if it doesn't come with a free packet of peanuts.Posted 2 years ago # -
Does a Ford come with a pump? I don't think so.
I can't see a single thing that On One has done wrong here, and I don't think the advert needed to point out that they were OEM sourced.
I do think the OP needs to make sure he doesn't trip over his bottom lip.
I think you're missing the point. Seeing as the retail models do include a pump it's unreasonable to use their RRP on their site as a comparison point.
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