Zerode Katipo
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fastrider gus
super huck
Crack.... 
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beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Damn… Incident, or JRA/fatigue?Crack....
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wkkie
It's Not Easy Being Green
fastrider gus
super huck
Just as my Intend shock is about to arrive too..
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ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
The worst bike related feeling in the world.
Hopefully they look after you, Canyon have replaced my sons alu frame twice for a crack in the same spot.
Shock related stress, surely a carbon manufacturing defect.
fastrider gus
super huck
New front end on the way. Zerode guys are absolute legends..
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wkkie
It's Not Easy Being Green
Good outcome @fastrider gus .
I've had nothing but excellent customer support from them along the way as well. Highly recommended!
@kten, I keep a pretty close eye on the Zerode stuff, for obvious reasons, and this is the first cracked frame I've seen, either Katipo or Taniwha.
I've had nothing but excellent customer support from them along the way as well. Highly recommended!
@kten, I keep a pretty close eye on the Zerode stuff, for obvious reasons, and this is the first cracked frame I've seen, either Katipo or Taniwha.
discofrank
Likes Dirt
good outcome!, zerode has great customer support
not close enough! a few guys over here had cracks in the same spot, mine cracked above the gearbox
again zerode with great customer support
ps i also had a 9speed gbox fail on me too!
wkkie
It's Not Easy Being Green
Yeah, clearly not!
When I saw the crack above I checked mine and still smooth there. I'm have to have a good look above the gearbox as well.
discofrank
Likes Dirt
just below the bottle cage ...i still think it was paint, but Paul from zerode WA and zerode did a warranty job for me,
best part... no front triangles avail in my colour... so i scored a NEW FULL frame in pantone
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fastrider gus
super huck
Well... I did choose the 8 day express delivery option so I assumed it would be nearby..
Took over 2 weeks to even move from the postage center, has now spent another 2 weeks supposedly bouncing between London and Frankfurt being "prepared for air transport and loaded into a container" every other day..
Intend is one of the nicest products you can bolt onto a bike, but holy crap the German postage system is worse than Melbourne's..
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beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Soooo.... Did the shock ever arrive @fastrider gus?
fastrider gus
super huck
It did! I still haven't got a bike for it though.. its been a bit of a head f#*k.
I ordered a Starling Murmur to replace the zerode and the Beady eye in one bike and I was going to run all the intend/enve stuff on that but the frame never arrived. Took me ages to get a refund, that dude has his head so far up the other end it makes it quite hard to deal with him..
Ill most likely chuck this stuff on the E-bike, I doubt I'll end up with another enduro/trail rig.
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beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Bugger. I don't know if I'd ever be brave enough top order one (the Intend shock), but am longing to read a real-world review.It did! I still haven't got a bike for it though.. its been a bit of a head f#*k.
I ordered a Starling Murmur to replace the zerode and the Beady eye in one bike and I was going to run all the intend/enve stuff on that but the frame never arrived. Took me ages to get a refund, that dude has his head so far up the other end it makes it quite hard to deal with him..
Ill most likely chuck this stuff on the E-bike, I doubt I'll end up with another enduro/trail rig.
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What happened to the Katipo in the end? Warranty front triangle and sold or something?
fastrider gus
super huck
I've only heard good things about the shock, I'm not sure if it's going to be any better than the EXT but it looks cool
Yea the katipo got a new front end and I sold it on. Sorta regret it now, I'd be keen to run one in 140mm with a light weight build..
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discofrank
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whent i got my taniwha back after it got nicked i changed it to 140 all over ( was 160/140 ) thking it be good for WA , as my old trance was 140f/r it was ok... but then changed it back to 160f/r and its WAAAY better the difference was huge IMHO
shame you sold it
wkkie
It's Not Easy Being Green
It'll be starting it's new life later this week all going well and all bits arriving.shame you sold it
Make that 2 new front ends!