NSE Posted August 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Quite the reverse. The frame shown was under development long before the introduction of Rulong. Those at ZHI are not a group of faceless individuals cashing in on the Trials scene, they are successful riders, well known on the competitive circuit, you only have to look at some of the events pictured on the web site to see how involved they actually are.I expect a good turn out of ZHI riders at the Japanese BIU round, I hope to get some 1st riding impressions when the Brits arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Sorry, that was a joke. I really like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Sorry, that was a joke.Clearly what you really meant was 'Kamel '. Sorry Fred, had to be done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex-Mitchinson Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 cashing in on the Trials sceneSo the pics of the new zhi's in "Bike Pictures" are nothing like the Dob and Kamel then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSE Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 That sounds like an excellent plan. I feel it will become very popular as soon as peoples Dob frames start dying.Back in July,(see above), I hinted in that I was considering a promotion offering owners of double disc Mod frames a discount on a ZHI/Bionic if the owner found themselves “out of warranty”.The idea attracted a favourable response, the American importer is trying it, so, here goes; Got a broken double disc? Not covered by warranty? I will offer a £50 discount off of a new frame normally retailing for £275.It will apply to original owners only, frame plus proof of purchase required. Fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil Jsy Chris Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 I am considering offering customers that send me their out of warranty cracked/broken double disk frame a discount, (regardless of frame age), if they replace it with a ZHI, are any of you in that situation?Sounds like a really great offer there Fred, I'm sure that will be a really big help to many riders. Nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSE Posted August 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 ZM1 - BThe ZM1 has been redesigned to accept rear disc, geo as follws;1002 350 BB 60 1.85 KG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 phyton with a dics?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Echo Lite 08 anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 (edited) I'd like to know more about this one.Release date, price etc. Edited August 27, 2008 by Albino Slig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSE Posted August 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 I'd like to know more about this one.Release date, price etc.Hope to retail them for £275, along with the other new models, should have them some time in September.Fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skuzzbucket Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 (edited) Big thanks to fred and gang for sorting out the New Skuzzbucket machine.Can't wait to trial this up when i get back from hols Edited August 29, 2008 by skuzzbucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Can I just say: What a complete waste of material! Why the hell are they CNCing those dropouts from billet when they could simply be laser cut or water jet cut or whatever from simple plate? Just seems silly to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2wtrials Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 If you already have a cnc machine but not the others then it saves investment money...Do like that Z1 in black.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim/Trialsin USA Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Can I just say: What a complete waste of material! Why the hell are they CNCing those dropouts from billet when they could simply be laser cut or water jet cut or whatever from simple plate? Just seems silly to me...Probably done for effect.Even if not. Blocks that would get melted down and recycled are better than curls that would get melted down and recycled how? It is the same amount of material, just in different form. I guess I am missing the source of your consternation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 I guess I am missing the source of your consternation.Haha, my thinking was just that if the were cut from plate you'd be able to arrange the parts to be cut in such a way to minimise the wasted material (which will still be able to be melted down and recycled of course but it won't be the Bionic factory who see the benefits of what can be recycled but rather how much waste they leave) while allowing you to make maybe 100 dropouts from one sheet at a time, whereas using individual billets and taking the time to individually CNC them as they appear to have done just seems daft. If you're going to CNC a component you may as well make some nice little lightening pockets or whatever in it. As it is the finished product look like the dropouts have just been cut from plate anyway so why bother CNCing in the first place? Meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Can I just say: What a complete waste of material! Why the hell are they CNCing those dropouts from billet when they could simply be laser cut or water jet cut or whatever from simple plate? Just seems silly to me...please dont tell me ur trying to give advice to the cnc company.i wanna see the z1 built up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 please dont tell me ur trying to give advice to the cnc company.i wanna see the z1 built up!apart from a laser cutter and water jet cutter is CNC controlled!!!!! you you even know what day of the week it is ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 please dont tell me ur trying to give advice to the cnc company.Don't think I know what you're getting at... CNCing those completely plain dropouts from billet seems like a silly idea to me. That was all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Smith Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Don't think I know what you're getting at... CNCing those completely plain dropouts from billet seems like a silly idea to me. That was all.think what was meant was why waste all the time cnc milling, when you can simply cnc them on a water jet or lazer? makes sense to me either way, id lazer them if it was my business, cost effectiveness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 think what was meant was why waste all the time cnc milling, when you can simply cnc them on a water jet or lazer? makes sense to me either way, id lazer them if it was my business, cost effectivenessUmm... that was my point in the first case. Dave (Hugh) confused me though by questioning what I was questioning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason222 Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 I thought ZHI was going to bring out a frame that had horizontal dropouts with 135 spacing? What happened to that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Any news on the release of the Bionic frames? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 think what was meant was why waste all the time cnc milling, when you can simply cnc them on a water jet or lazer? makes sense to me either way, id lazer them if it was my business, cost effectivenessthe mix of different gasses that the light has to pass throught is very expensive, and lazzers use loads of electric, cheapest way to machine them would be a miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 lazzers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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