Hard Hit
10-17-06, 04:21 PM
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Hard Hit
I just wanted to thank the folks at Bikesdirect. Recently I purchased a Motobecane Immortal Force and had it assembled by a LBS. The first few hundreds miles were problem free until I hit a small pot hole and the fork failed. I want to stress that it was not a crazy hard hit or a crazy big hole. I've had similar hits on previous bikes and the worst that happened is I almost had my hands come of the bars.
On the moto the fork failed and here is the result.
On the moto the fork failed and here is the result.
10-17-06, 04:23 PM
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I am sorry to hear that man. Hope you feel better soon. You gotta get back at these people.
10-17-06, 04:27 PM
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Product liability suit.
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10-17-06, 04:29 PM
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That sucks, but you have managed to achieve an interesting array of colors all at one time...
/Hope you get better, man.
/Hope you get better, man.
10-17-06, 04:39 PM
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Ouch dude. I hope it looks worse than it is. Heal up soon and get a better fork. Was it a steel, aluminum or carbon fork?
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10-17-06, 04:39 PM
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Sorry man, What does BD have to say? It seems a little unfair to post this this way.
10-17-06, 04:46 PM
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Man, that looks painful. I hope you heal quickly. Tell us what BD had to say about the failure.
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10-17-06, 04:57 PM
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nice face plant dude. It happened to me last spring on my MTN bike - rocks+face=ouch
10-17-06, 06:08 PM
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wow, and we totally need some pics of the bike. later.
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Well, somewhat tongue in cheek, it's obvious. Your LBS mechanic, enraged at your temerity and unmitigated gall for buying a bike online...installed your fork using the common "I hate online bike-store-killing shoppers" hacksaw method. Plainly, your complaint lies with him. In future, assemble all online purchases yourself. Avoid the middleman. Faceplant all by yourself.
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10-17-06, 09:58 PM
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Although the accident is nothing to sneer at, and I hope DD recovers. To blame a bike for hitting a pothole and having the fork break is a stretch. Then to admit that he hits potholes regularly. I'm not sure, but maybe he has a death wish. We shall see if he ends up with more than this single post.
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10-18-06, 08:36 AM
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As much as I dislike Bikes Direct.
As much as I hate Bikes Direct we need a bit more than this one time post from a one time poster before breaking out the "BD=Face Plant" banners.
Hope it heals up soon
10-18-06, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler
I just wanted to thank the folks at Bikesdirect. Recently I purchased a Motobecane Immortal Force and had it assembled by a LBS. The first few hundreds miles were problem free until I hit a small pot hole and the fork failed. I want to stress that it was not a crazy hard hit or a crazy big hole. I've had similar hits on previous bikes and the worst that happened is I almost had my hands come of the bars.
On the moto the fork failed and here is the result.
On the moto the fork failed and here is the result.
10-18-06, 01:15 PM
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so much for physics
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Originally Posted by H1449-6
Product liability suit.
Sorry you were injured hope you heal nicely and return to riding soon!
10-18-06, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 14max
Would he be an anti-shill?
Something fishy.
