rider_01 Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 right guys ive been offered this gu long for my k.o and the front of the frame near the headset and i was wondering does it make it weaker the lad says it doesent but ..... daz xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex-Mitchinson Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 (edited) Well removing bits of metal from the frame obviously makes it weaker. Edited August 12, 2008 by Alex-Mitchinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tro dig inte Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 yupp, even a braindead caveman can figure that out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Pic's ? So we can see if it was done properly etc and then we can reach a decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider_01 Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 he said he will get them when he can because its justbeen resprayed daz x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 he said he will get them when he can because its justbeen resprayed daz xIs it an 06 By anychance ? And is it Chris ladds ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider_01 Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Is it an 06 By anychance ? And is it Chris ladds ?yepp well laddsyy ?daz x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Should be fine then, it was my old frame and i had it from February-About last week like that and it was fine, although the Headtube isn't the only Mod on it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider_01 Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 although the Headtube isn't the only Mod on it....what else is modified on it ?daz xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Quite abit, theres dimples on the Gussets that go between the top and down tube, Random shallow holes in the BB area, 2 drillings on the Gusset behind the bb, 2 5mm holes in the seattube, dropouts have som maybe 2mm deep dimples drilled on them, some neatly doen dimples on the top of the BB Gusset and 2 dimples on the G and the U near the rear triangle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Be careful the respray isn't to cover cracks coming from the drilled holes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Be careful the respray isn't to cover cracks coming from the drilled holes...Be careful you're not talking shit about something you know nothing about again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Lol.Even if it was a 'respray to cover cracks', if you rode it once or twice the flex would start messing the paint up pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 I've ridden this frame, there certainly were no cracks then!Get pics of it and judge for yourself, if it held Adam up it should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I've ridden this frame, there certainly were no cracks then!Get pics of it and judge for yourself, if it held Adam up it should be fine. Looking at my Feedback do i look like the Kind of Guy to sell someone a cracked frame ?He hasn't even rode it yet so he can't have cracked it either, you are infact talking shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laddsy123 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Everything adam has said is true he is a sound lad and coundn't expect more of some one when buying something and i havnt ridden the frame yet so it can have been cracked unless the respsray has caused it too crack! so w.e i only offered as a test really to see if you would swap but to be honest im more towards keeping the frame now .Laddsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 When I posted I either hadn't refreshed the page in a while and missed the frames origins being mentioned or skimmed over the relevant posts. For this reason when I posted I didn't know who was selling it. I've seen and heard of it being done before where sellers offer a respray before the buyer has a chance to look over a frame, allowing all sorts of damage to be covered for long enough so that by the time the cracks show through the new paint, the seller is long gone or can argue the new buyer cracked the frame on his own. Don't take it personally - it was not intended as a personal attack (Given that to reiterate I didn't know who was selling the frame when I posted). I would still apply it as a general rule though, any trials part being sold second hand is guaranteed to have had a hard life . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 any trials part being sold second hand is guaranteed to have had a hard life .Yet again more bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Haha, I've never heard of that happening, ever. If you wanted to scam someone, why would you go to the trouble of cracking your frame, respraying it and sending it, when you could just keep it?I bought my bike as a complete build with a rear maggy and an 07 frame, it was all as new, it was like it had hardly been ridden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 If you wanted to scam someone, why would you go to the trouble of cracking your frame, respraying it and sending it, when you could just keep it?I don't follow the logic in this one? The point was that if you want to sell a frame that's already cracked, you'll get a much better price if the buyer can't see the cracks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 You'd get an even better price if you didn't spend money painting it and posting it, and were to chuck it in a lake and say it got lost in the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 But then you'll get worse feedback... I'm devil's advocating here BTW. I'm pretty sure there isn't a single poster to this forum who wouldn't consider scamming another forum user as a barely forgiveable crime. Most people here are honestly trying to help each other and the sport of trials and it's great to see . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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