Recent content by Bummers

Had to have a Bosch motor. Had to have the best spec at the price point I could afford. Cube action team ticked both those boxes.

Don't worry, you're not old going off the average age of us all here😂

That's exactly it, they're a depreciating asset. It's knowing when to sell on and buy new. The tech moves quickly.

Seems to have been that way since covid.

Am similar age, it must have turned your life upside down. You survived some major trauma though and who knows how far your recovery will go, need to keep a positive mindset as much as possible!

Is that the reason or is it more to do with wages not reflecting the work involved? The fact that two of the guys are still working in their 70's instead of enjoying retirement might give a clue.

Wow, scary! Mind if I ask how old you are? Glad you're on the mend, hopefully the recovery will be good enough to get you back in the saddle again🤞🏼

It's hard to quantify without knowing the number of failures, how the bikes are used etc. Also how many are even aware their mounts have cracks or damage but not yet detected by the rider. All I'm going off is the growing number of complaints I'm seeing on the FB group, the bizarre mixed...

You've highlighted the problem perfectly. Tiny amount of CF to hold the metal insert. 12nm seemingly a low value to grip a high stress area yet any higher torque and it'll crush what little CF there is. It's a proper design flaw on a bike with 170/160 suspension for gnarly downhill riding yet...

Either poor design/QC or cheap/inferior methods used. That tiny amount of material on a crucial structural part of the frame is a joke. Throw in incorrect torque values and then cube refusing warranty claims on the basis of 'wear and tear'!

Get some knee pads. First aid kit is generally just a cut kit - plasters and bandages. Any injury worse than that you're not going to have anything in there to help. I just keep a roll of insulation tape and pack of tissues in my bag, that can easily double up to make bandages. Most importantly...

Mondraker all day.

Yep, this is the info cube were incorrectly using apparently.

Looking at mondraker it's far more beefy and better built! It seems that's how cube gets the best price point for their bikes, cheap out with the Chinese carbon frames.

If you look at the carbon mount compared to other brands it's ridiculously thin. The pictures show how frail it is. Yep, riding on canal paths you'll get many who never have a problem, but the same frame comes with 170mm fox 38 forks with 160mm rear travel, full on enduro.