Mtchell Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 (edited) Hi Just snapped echo forks by rolling , yes just rolling up 2 pallets At first was funny and saw this as an achievement but now i can't ride plus i,m stuck on how to go about getting them replaced from tarty ?I have the invoice and only bought the forks in december as a gift (From the Misses)Any Advice anyone?Its was only saturday at leeds ride one guy was saying that he reckoned they would snap "JINX" Lol Edited April 13, 2009 by Mtchell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 These have a 3 month warranty, so if they were bought in December then it's too late.Here are my SL forks, pic taken about 1 week ago: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemo_awp Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 wtfffffff ??? What are you doing guyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D A N N Y Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 No offence to but then forks are weak as sh*t (competition forks) . and if you get some new forks in my opinion you should get some koxx forks.Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgun_Donor Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I had the echo lites a couple years back, they look like they are pretty much identical to those... they lasted me a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nek0 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 (edited) you, plenty of people are breaking them, but you can't expect competition oriented components to last long. Stick with KOXX, META, or Trialtech if weight is not a concern. Edited April 13, 2009 by nek0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtchell Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 OK wish i know that before spending 90 quid on the f!!ckersI,m now looking at the GU forks are they any good? will i have the same problem?Advice asap would be good going to order them now lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nek0 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 My friend broke his GU but he does quite a bit of wedging, tapping and hooking so that'll destroy any fork over time, loved the GU fork when I had one though. Very stiff. I'm running the META right now, I believe they are made in the same factory as the KOXX or you can always go with Trialtech...they are so stiff it's unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Get some Trialtechs, I'm running them now. They're only around 170g heavier than the Echo SL setup, the difference being that Trialtechs will probably last forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgun_Donor Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 (edited) I had GU forks for about 3 months, but snapped those as well. Im running the Atomz forks at the moment and have been for a while, although looking at changing them as i think they are going to snap soon, and will be going for the trial techs.Edit - cant spell Atomz it seems Edited April 13, 2009 by Orgun_Donor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtchell Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 My friend broke his GU but he does quite a bit of wedging, tapping and hooking so that'll destroy any fork over time, loved the GU fork when I had one though. Very stiff. I'm running the META right now, I believe they are made in the same factory as the KOXX or you can always go with Trialtech...they are so stiff it's unbelievable.Ok mate cheers should last me a while then because i,ve only being riding 6month and i can't hook,tap or gap to front so should last while longer plus the gu weight twice as much as the SL's so should in theory be twice as thick HOPEFULLY lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nek0 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D A N N Y Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Ok mate cheers should last me a while then because i,ve only being riding 6month and i can't hook,tap or gap to front so should last while longer plus the gu weight twice as much as the SL's so should in theory be twice as thick HOPEFULLY lolIf you liked your echo sl's just get some echo lites they are basicly the same except just a bit heavier and a hell of a lot stronger.Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtchell Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I had GU forks for about 3 months, but snapped those as well. Im running the Atomz forks at the moment and have been for a while, although looking at changing them as i think they are going to snap soon, and will be going for the trial techs.Edit - cant spell Atomz it seemsBut I Guessing you can ride good in comparsion to me lol I can't go with riding my bike for to long lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgun_Donor Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 But I Guessing you can ride good in comparsion to me lol I can't go with riding my bike for to long lolWhen i had the GU's and Echo i was alright, fairly good at side hops, but was only just starting to gap to front, and tap. Even now im not fantastic at tapping or hooking. But personally after the issues i had, i wouldnt recommend Echo Lite or Gu Forks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 What nooooo. Ha i can't be arsed with mine snapping. Good thing i only paid 30 for mine new. s=Still its going to be annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polish Petee Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 (edited) No offence to but then forks are weak as sh*t (competition forks) . and if you get some new forks in my opinion you should get some koxx forks.Danny Lets not! They are another set of competition forks they are flexy as shit. I used to have some and I swaped them for some zoo forks, alot better!!!!Also echo lite forks are for "20's". Edited April 13, 2009 by Polish Petee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I had the echo lites a couple years back, they look like they are pretty much identical to those... they lasted me a week.How? Dodgy set? I've only known someone to break them once, and they were battered to hell.I'd say get TrialTechs, everyone I've known whos had them have been amazed, they're way better than Koxx forks and lighter too I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 These have a 3 month warranty, so if they were bought in December then it's too late.Here are my SL forks, pic taken about 1 week ago:It's sinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris - Burman Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 can anyone please find me the trials video of a guy with somthig wrong with his wrist, its like deurable wrist damage, need to find it, he has somthing wrong with is wrist, is all i know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Punk Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 These have a 3 month warranty, so if they were bought in December then it's too late.That 3 month warrenty thing dosn't sound right. I'm sure everything has to have a year warranty. Obviously if their comp forks and you've smashed hell out of them its your own fault.odd.can anyone please find me the trials video of a guy with somthig wrong with his wrist, its like deurable wrist damage, need to find it, he has somthing wrong with is wrist, is all i knowYou sure you didn't want to start a new topic for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtchell Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 (edited) I also thought i may have a years warranty , They haven't been killed at all no where near not a scratch on them,lol Just Sh!te I,ve got some GU forks on order now and have to try sort some thing with the dealer Edited April 13, 2009 by Mtchell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I cant believe they have snapped in that place usually they snap at the top.http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1271169/ (not my bike) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Punk Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 (edited) I also thought i may have a years warranty , They haven't been killed at all no where near not a scratch on them,lol Just Sh!te I,ve got some GU forks on order now and have to try sort some thing with the dealer Its worth looking into it really. Its fair enough to say that those forks should last a year, if just used for competion. Just looked on tartys site, can't seen anything about the warrenty being only 3 months.I cant believe they have snapped in that place usually they snap at the top.http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1271169/ (not my bike)Thats a compleatly different set of forks, they arn't even rigid. Its the steerer tube thats snapped and not the fork itself!!! Edited April 13, 2009 by Trials Punk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtchell Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Yer Going to give them a ring tomorrow and see what happens Just Annoying really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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