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what is actually the difference???
or are they the same just less people racing?
 
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Hey Ty,

i never said they were not good value, they are, but when frames are mass produced attention to detail is often lacking, they dont spend time with quality control, So bikes will crack, a larger percentage probably dont. Your also right they do also have warrenty if your willing to wait 6 months plus for them to get back to you (in most cases not always), and your also prepared to get given the 3rd degree on how you cracked it. Some companies have a good warrenty but are extreamly hard to get stuff out of. I just suggested a top end frame, you can still get them pretty cheap if you know where to look. I have a mate with a second hand hardly used LeToy 24, would probably sell it for $600. I have also seen Orange Miss Isles in the paper complete bikes for $2000. You could pick up a frame really cheap. You could also check out Ebay, there are stacks of frames on there, and it's relatively safe these day's. There are plenty of new frames also being sold. My Tazer i ended up getting fo under $1000 AUD including shipping, it's 03 and had never been built up. now i think they retail for over $2500 AUD if i bought it here. In any case i'm just stating there are options. Also again if you still want to go an asian made Aluminium frame that's cool, go with the RAD tubed DaBomb, it can do more things than the XLR8, just normal trail riding is hard on the XLR8 because to put the seat up it also goes back, along way back. Sorry to crap on.

Tim
 
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Personally I'd stay away from Da Bomb, not because they're made in Taiwan, but because I've heard a story on another message board from a small frame builder who had his HT design stolen by Da Bomb and couldn't pursue them because of the nature and expense of chasing up an international patent violation. Thats a dog act in my books and Da Bomb will never see a cent of my money for that reason.
 
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Ryan said:
Personally I'd stay away from Da Bomb, not because they're made in Taiwan, but because I've heard a story on another message board from a small frame builder who had his HT design stolen by Da Bomb and couldn't pursue them because of the nature and expense of chasing up an international patent violation.
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Although it is true that the DaBomb CR8 is quite similar to the .231 hardtail, and in fact shares some of the same pressed cromo components, your statement is nowhere near the full story. From my understanding both were contracted out to be built in the same Taiwanese factory. Apparently when you contract the construction out you can choose to have exclusive rights to the dies used to make certain pieces of the frame, .231 chose not to do this. As a consequence DaBomb were allowed to reuse these dies when building their frame.

This is my hazy memory of what went on but a thorough search on Pinkbike, NSMB (if the thread survived the shutting down and reopening of their forums) and MTBR should reveal more. Note that this has nothing to do with patents (there is no way you could get a patent on any triple triangle frame design).
 
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aaaarg. Hoped no one would notice that. The moment I finished posting I opened up Ride Monkey and saw Well it's complete!!! .243 PORN!!!!!!!!.....
 
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will do
should be sweet when i get the parts:p

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Da Bomb XLR8 ( around 2 weeks away )
Dice twofour at back and twosix at front
Aireal Indutries Chain Guide (GO AUSSIE GO!!!)
Giro Madmax2 black flame :twisted:
 
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