Now that's a fascinating title for a thread.
I’m looking for a bit of advice, I have an old Iron Horse MKiii frame, the front is 2005 and the rear triangle is 2007, it rides like a dream with the DW link has all new bushings and a new shock but looks like a bucket of turd. I understand that the 2007 rear triangle had a design flaw which was one of many mistakes that the ill fated Iron Horse management made.
Has anyone had any issues with the cracking that is meant to happen on these rear triangles? I’m trying to work out whether I should get the frame professionally resprayed and keep it long term or just powder coat it as its not likely to last.
A friend of mine had one and he told me a lot of the problems came from running big (?) gear ratios and the chain then rubbed on the chainstay and evently causing a weakness and for them to fail.
He sold it to another mate of mine and sprayed the backend before he sold it (worked in a garage and got the paint shop to do it) and it looks like new again.
I would get it sprayed
Jon - I've a friend who bought a new one of these a couple of months ago, never got on with it and is selling it. If you feel like going a different route and getting a nearly new one instead of fixing up your current steed let me know
Cheers Jack. For the sake of a couple of coats of niromorse and paying apowder coater 40 quid I think I might as well get give it a bash. With Iron Horse going bump like they did I won't be able to get any replacment parts any more and the value of the frames has gone through the floor.
Cheers for the offer nosedive but I think I'll stick with what I've got and maybe start saving for something a but fancier like a 5 spot or mojo.
I know Alpine Bikes managed to source some replacement rear ends - they'd be worth a try if you ever need one? Best point of contact would be John in the Aberdeen branch.
Just cracked my second one. The first one was pretty beat up, but the second still looks like new.
No more spares, so i'll find a good welder. Too nice a bike to let it die with one little crack.
no worries. My friend got his from Rutland cycles, apparently they had quite a few and also some spares so might be worth a call if you are after parts
I think it was pre 07 (or maybe including 07) that there was a clearance issue on the chain stays that caused excessive chain rub (I was working for them at the time), but this was correcte.