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Re: Possible prevention of head tube blowout on Kinesis alum
Posted: November 18th, 2012, 2:49 am
by neo_pop_71
That's mighty kind of you Mix... however Cudarider hasn't logged in on this board in over 3 months. I doubt he'll be taking advantage of your kindness any time soon. Shame...
Re: Possible prevention of head tube blowout on Kinesis alum
Posted: April 22nd, 2013, 12:58 pm
by mixalive
Well if anyone else has a Barracuda/Kinesis frame with a head tube blowout, I may be interested in purchasing. Especially a 14 or 16 inch. Better to have it on the trail than on the wall as art.
Re: Possible prevention of head tube blowout on Kinesis alum
Posted: October 18th, 2013, 1:15 pm
by mixalive
I have a bunch of those machined rings laying around, if anyone wants to reinforce their aluminum head tube..
Re: Possible prevention of head tube blowout on Kinesis alum
Posted: October 18th, 2013, 11:09 pm
by neo_pop_71
I needed 2 of those on my Swobo Otis... one for the top and one for the bottom... thank God they sent me a new frame!!!
Re: Possible prevention of head tube blowout on Kinesis alum
Posted: October 19th, 2013, 10:12 pm
by mixalive
That's messed up.. That's why it's all beefed up in the first place. To prevent it from cracking. I think a lot of head tube cracking is due in part to a lack of detail when fitting the bearing cups with too tight of fit.
Re: Possible prevention of head tube blowout on Kinesis alum
Posted: October 19th, 2013, 10:24 pm
by neo_pop_71
mixalive wrote:That's messed up..
That's 7000 aluminum for 'ya... just like all the Cudas that have cracked!
Maybe I'll take a pair of those machined rings for the new Folsom they sent me. It would be nice to avoid that messed I went through with the Otis. It still surprises me since the bike was only a few years old and hadn't been used on trails.