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futonrivercrossing · 2012-02-18T20:59:16Z

Just riding along (really!) in my local woods recently - stopped for a breather, looked down and........... BAM - saw a crack in my Ti Truss fork. The Ti tubing had sheared about half way round the tubing, fairly close to the weld. Depression ensued and much also - I may even has uttered a few choice rude words..... It's not a very good picture but you can just see the crack right next to where the lower truss tube meets the steerer tube. There is a small crack in the weld in the corresponding tube on the other side. I called Jeff - explained what had happened - I use the bike up to 3 times a week in our local woods (Mud and roots no rocks), I don't jump it at all- and felt a little let down by the breakage. Jeff said it was certainly unusual for this to have happened, and it had only happened twice before - one was a big crash and the other where the bike had been thrashed over rocky terrain a lot. Jeff went on to say that as it was out of warranty - the best he could do was, a free weld up job, or $500 crash replacement - I said I'd think about it. After thinking about our conversation - I felt a little let down by his response and emailed Jeff, saying I felt a little disappointed that this was the best he could do, considering the eye watering initial price tag, and I asked him to reconsider. I would feel unhappy with a welded up repair job - always wondering if those welds would hold, how long it would last etc. We agreed that I would send the fork to him for an examination and take it from there. 3 long weeks went by, before my fork had travelled from the UK to Oregon - and I got a call from Jeff. He revised his offer for a replacement to considerably lower than the initial $500, he has paid for shipping and threw in (without telling me) a lightweight steerer tube - which was a nice gesture !! I'm really pleased that Jeff came through with a generous offer on the cost for a new fork, threw in some goodies and paid for the postage What a top man! [img[img

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Actually - I see this as positive for Jeff - potential customers will be reassured that they will be taken care of, [s]even when his product is out of warranty[/s]having paid a bloody fortune for a product in the first place -

FIFY 😉

Posted : 19/02/2012 12:50 am

druidh

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No warranty if ridden over rocks then? Handy to know - if a bit limiting for a mountain bike.

Posted : 19/02/2012 12:54 am

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You could have [url= http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_8004116_repair-shopping-trolleys.html ]tried a DIY fix[/url] if Jones hadn't come through

Posted : 19/02/2012 7:49 am

rob-jackson

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still pointing out that you did NOT break your space frame you broke your truss FORK

Posted : 19/02/2012 8:22 am

paulosoxo

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Those truss forks look broken all of the time!

Good work Jones fella though.

Posted : 19/02/2012 9:16 am

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Have to say, I wouldn't have a titanium bike now, Way way too many failures seen for the surely very limited number of them in use. Always next to the welds as well.

Posted : 19/02/2012 9:20 am

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No warranty if ridden over rocks then? Handy to know - if a bit limiting for a mountain bike.

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No, he said that of the two that had broken, one had been constantly thrashed over rocks. Nothing at all about what happened about it, may well have been replaced, or out of warranty, we just don't know!

Posted : 19/02/2012 9:31 am

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No warranty if ridden over rocks then? Handy to know - if a bit limiting for a mountain bike.
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No, he said that of the two that had broken, one had been constantly thrashed over rocks. Nothing at all about what happened about it, may well have been replaced, or out of warranty, we just don't know!

Jeff welded up the two broken forks, and said he hadn't heard back from either of them. So I assume they are still holding up.

Posted : 19/02/2012 11:10 am

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Are those forks one of the parts he is outsourcing these days?

Posted : 19/02/2012 11:16 am

flippinheckler

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he hadn't heard back from either of them.

Perhaps their dead, fork fail deaths shocker.

Posted : 19/02/2012 11:25 am

futonrivercrossing

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Got my replacement fork today - YAY 🙂 - fitted it and went for a shakedown spin - wow...... even with a Surly Nate 3.8 it really feels light and accelerates fast in comparison to my squishy 26er - this bike really is grin inducing. Night ride tonight. A real shame I missed the snow this year - the Nate would have been great for it.

Posted : 28/02/2012 6:27 pm

postierich

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Watch out for those rocks and stuff stay on the soft earth/snow/sand/treacle! 😀

Posted : 28/02/2012 6:42 pm

futonrivercrossing

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I'm still grinning from last nights ride :b

Posted : 29/02/2012 1:00 pm

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Jones stuff seems a bargain as long as you don't want to ride on rocky terrain or have the peace of mind of a lifetime warranty...

Posted : 29/02/2012 2:39 pm

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