ste_racca Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) me and danny were out riding the other day and noticed his forks cracking.a few hours later this happened lol! U'll see how he did it on his new vid !vvvvvvvV.....ste Edited April 4, 2008 by stecarra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinc Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Lol. Did he get owned? Looks pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste_racca Posted April 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 no he just f**kin laughed could have been alot worse though...it looked really bad when he did it...ste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Swindlehurst Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 :bow: emmm like 16 ft over to 2 wheels didnt go to plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste_racca Posted April 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 ano i f**kin s**t myself when you did it lol.....then just laughed ...ste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 NICE! get a booster Danny! will make the forks last a lil longer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Swindlehurst Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 NICE! get a booster Danny! will make the forks last a lil longer!nar i like snapping them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded Midget Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 shit lol. basher!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Oohh ouch! Glad your alright.. looks pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 thought u got away with it quite well actually danny fairplay Dave xif your gonna be dumb you gotta be tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonn h Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Lol mine did that on a hook , nearly smashed my teeth out haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.E.A.U Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Lol mine did that on a hook , nearly smashed my teeth out haha.those bars look minti cant see the pics forum dont let me dont know why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 (edited) NICE! get a booster Danny! will make the forks last a lil longer!No one uses a booster on the front!And Echo forks are poo! Edited April 5, 2008 by Benjaminge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 In that these forks all appear to be breaking at the legs just above the Magura mounts, maybe people SHOULD run boosters on their forks? People keep wanting forks to be lighter, so companies thin out the legs, so this kind of thing is bound to happen. Just get a super light booster and that'd probably be enough, it wouldn't need to be as strong as a booster on the rear, just enough to help the fork legs out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 In that these forks all appear to be breaking at the legs just above the Magura mounts, maybe people SHOULD run boosters on their forks? People keep wanting forks to be lighter, so companies thin out the legs, so this kind of thing is bound to happen. Just get a super light booster and that'd probably be enough, it wouldn't need to be as strong as a booster on the rear, just enough to help the fork legs out?Leave the feather weight stuff to Koxx. Deng...Nice, strong and heavy please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Every fork that's snapped here has got an Echo logo on it, as far as I can tell? Or at least they're all made by Deng? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 You said Deng has started to make his forks lighter...So, How about he stops making them lighter and making the fork legs thinner and make the thick and heavy stuff again...Because it's quite clear...His forks can't hack the pressure there been put through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 im pretty sure that the forks are exactly the same but with mounts on the back, making the brake better, and the forks weaker.meh.Matx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 You said Deng has started to make his forks lighter...So, How about he stops making them lighter and making the fork legs thinner and make the thick and heavy stuff again...Because it's quite clear...His forks can't hack the pressure there been put through.Ah, I see, I thought you were saying that Koxx made light/weak stuff and Deng made strong/heavy stuff, my bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Onza forks are crap too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 I used to just snap the steerer tubes by where the bottom of my stem went. Only broke 4-5 pairs of forks, but they all went just below my stem.Were those forks run with Maguras when they snapped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.E.A.U Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Im scared now lol. No one knows how good my front brake is and im fat lol. Ow dear expect a pic of my forks soon lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Never snapped any by the steerer!Yeah they were run with maguras,The lack of booster on the front must be the problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 EDIT: To Beau - Put a booster on then? Ben - I'm not saying it's "The answer", but if you think about how when people run disks, the forks often crack around the disc mount, why would it be any different with Maguras? You're welding something that's going to be exerting a shitload of force into the middle of a tube and giving it no support - it's not surprising that all these forks are breaking around the welds of the Magura mounts, when they're being used with Maguras? All I'm saying is that if running a lightweight booster just to give the forks a bit of support increases their lifespan (And at the same time decreases the chances of your next gap-to-front becoming a hospital visit), then why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 (edited) Im scared now lol. No one knows how good my front brake is and im fat lol. Ow dear expect a pic of my forks soon lolI know how good your brake is!Still shocked about the swap we made!LOLWould the original magura boosters do the job?Or will they not fit? Edited April 5, 2008 by Benjaminge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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