jagur said:*the verdict is that somone owe's me.. they all "pull twisted" right
outta the crown like my forcast. *
The verdict is: Where did you get that information. I'm staring at Ryans
original frame right now and there is zero sign of fatigue (or any other
form of failure) eat the seat tube/crown interface.
Ryan has ridden and destroyed two frames. Both in same manner to my
understanding. I never saw the second frame. The first frame was fairly
dented on the outer legs, which is a pretty obvious place for damage.
The crown slowly bent and caused one of the legs to begin buckling.
Ryan rode both of these frames at this point for some time.
Both frames lasted longer than Ryan's profile crank arms and seat posts.
The kid is a monster and breaks everything. Equipment durability is the
only thing limiting his riding. For an average rider my frames would
have been completely sufficiant.
And again, for the record, to my knowledge there have been no issues
with the press fit AND welded (TOP AND BOTTOM) seat tube being ripped
from the crown.
thanks,
Mike
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