trialsmax04 Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Literally gutted, my freewheel chainring exploded today. It only happened going up to the back wheel. I wouldnt have said im a powerfull rider, so how could this have happened? Casting imperfection? The freewheel itself never skipped a day in its life. This freewheel was supplied by Tarty as a replacement when my Tensile 96 shit the bed. Do you think there is a warrenty claim for this one at all? or pushing my luck? cheers max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam T Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 (edited) You get no warrenty on freewheels direct for DENG due to it being a 'wear n tear' part. Same goes for brake clamps and a few other parts aswell. Edited December 28, 2010 by TrialsSam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 The obvious answer is just contact tartybikes. It'll probably depend on how old it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 seems to be a common problem with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 (edited) Shame they dont do spares for the sl and tr freewheels. enooooooooo Edited December 28, 2010 by CalopS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 seems to be a common problem with them. We've sold hundreds of SL and TR freewheels, and I've seen about 5 (combined SL and TRs) that have broken like that. That doesn't make it a 'common problem'. You don't get people making topics every day going "My SL/TR freewheel is still working fine", so you don't really get to see a fair comparison between ones that are continuing to work fine compared to ones that have broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 (edited) 2 out of 3 people that i know who have used the tr have had the same thing happen, Thats to common for my liking. But to be fair you did warranty both of them quick smart Edited December 28, 2010 by jambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsmax04 Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 (edited) ahh i didnt know about a few others having the same problem. In all fairness its been the best freewheel ive used up untill now, given me loads of confidence. Surely the no warrenty thing with deng means he has little faith with these products? Fair enough if you get a tank of a rider wreck the internals, but for something like this really? Edited December 28, 2010 by trialsmax04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Surely the no warrenty thing with deng means he has little faith with these products? Not necessarily, it's more of a difference in view-point from Deng to the UK market in how they/we view products. There are quite a few products in Deng's range that don't come from Deng with a warranty but we have to provide one. It's to do with what Deng & Co. consider to be a 'waste' or 'wear and tear' part, and therefore shouldn't or couldn't be warrantied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsmax04 Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 im with you now. On a un related note. Would a pro2 provide a more reliable drive type than a ffw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 My Pro 2 T skipped a couple of times when new but then it was fine, really. Eventually changed to a King 'cos I wasn't really that keen on the lack of engagement points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsmax04 Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 righty ho, time to speak to the Tart Team and the bank of mum and dad. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bella Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 thats happened to 2 of my friends SL's and 2 other SL locked and popped i used one for a short period of time off joe and it never felt as good as my trials tech 108.9 had a echo 60 click (i think) off niel and it lasted me 3 days and it was new . as far as im conserned : echo + freewheel = DEATH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Yoshi Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Had an echo tr now for coming up 6 months. Still going strong and has'nt skipped once. Maybe a dodgey batch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMcd Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Had an echo tr now for coming up 6 months. Still going strong and has'nt skipped once. Maybe a dodgey batch? That might be because I fixed it in aberdeen before it went boom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsmax04 Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 hmm sounds interesting. Adam at Tarty didnt sound surprised if im honest. Its going back there and i think im going to have a pro 2 next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Yeah, that's cos 1) Everything breaks sometimes, and 2) You'd already broken a Tensile. As I said yesterday, send it back and we'll take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsmax04 Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 1. Everything does break but this could have been damn right dangerous. 2.the tensile got replaced due to faulty heat treating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 1. That's just the nature of trials unfortunately! 2. And so might the Echo, but we need it back to check please! Posting photos on Trials-Forum never helps warranty claims. This could go on forever haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 1. Everything does break but this could have been damn right dangerous. 2.the tensile got replaced due to faulty heat treating. Come on Max anything that fails suddenly on a trials bike is potentially dangerous, you're a bit of a basher.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsmax04 Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Come on Max anything that fails suddenly on a trials bike is potentially dangerous, you're a bit of a basher.... Well that hurt my feelings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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