Author Topic: a cracking day today.. (Read 16315 times)

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #125 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:55 PM »

Quote from: Oberonspacefruit on February 11, 2009, 10:52 PM

simon, have you got any ladies beach cruiser type bikes, or could you get any?

I know its a change of topic, but im bored now.

Yes sire, will pm you tomorrow

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #126 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:56 PM »

good lad.

JT71 · « **Reply #127 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:56 PM »

ladies on cruisers. mmmmmmmmmmmmm

Dale: what about Sam's frame?

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #128 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:59 PM »

Quote from: JT71 on February 11, 2009, 10:56 PM

Dale: what about Sam's frame?

I think the hint was move on joe

Bushwacked · « **Reply #129 on:** February 11, 2009, 11:00 PM »

I know where she could put those cow horns!!!

Talking of the horn - Ive got it!

JT71 · « **Reply #130 on:** February 11, 2009, 11:02 PM »

Quote from: Dark Diggler on February 11, 2009, 10:59 PM

Quote from: JT71 on February 11, 2009, 10:56 PM

Dale: what about Sam's frame?

I think the hint was move on joe

yeah you're right.

keep it lit! · « **Reply #131 on:** February 11, 2009, 11:34 PM »

Quote from: dibly on February 11, 2009, 12:19 AM

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unknown bike company = made from girders

Stodgy · « **Reply #132 on:** February 12, 2009, 09:50 AM »

I had a bloke in the shop yesterday, been riding since the late eighties...in the last 3 months he's snapped 2 pairs of S&M Slam XLT's where the crossbar meets. He hadn't thrown the bike, they cracked just on landing trails.

Where are all the forum threads ripping S&M apart? They don't, it's just a laugh when it happens. We accept it.

Why do we have a habit of knocking our own in this country?

We should be celebrating our innovation.

We should be supporting our own. Not just UK Bike Co, but all the other British brands in BMX - Dialled, BSD, Federal, whoever...

Come on guys a bit of national pride wouldn't go a miss here.

If UK Bike Co frames start cracking, Darren will be on it, tweak the design and keep moving forward. That's product development. In the same way any other manufacturer would do.

The guy has outsold every other frame in the country over the last 4 months by about 12:1 - with the sheer numbers there are bound to be some casualties come to light, just as there are in every other manufactured product. But believe me, Darren takes any problem to heart and gets it sorted - he's passionate about BMX and riders, he's not after a quick buck.

I'm not crawling up Darren's arse here, I have no other interest in his business other than stocking the frames and parts alongside the 40 other brands I stock.

But I do feel that we should give a little more support to someone who's come on the scene and tried to make a difference.

Someone who hasn't settled for a 'me-too' frame with a set of different graphics - he's tried to move the sport on, rightly or wrongly. One things for sure we need innovators to produce the extremes so that we can raise the bar and not settle for normal.

I don't ride a UK Bike Co, but I'm glad they exisist - it shakes up the establishment and keeps BMX interesting.

Anyhow. Soap box done. Sorry.

Love and peace.

Zippy · « **Reply #133 on:** February 12, 2009, 09:56 AM »

I second that.

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #134 on:** February 12, 2009, 10:01 AM »

dialledbikes · « **Reply #135 on:** February 12, 2009, 10:21 AM »

Well said Stodgy

muttley · « **Reply #136 on:** February 12, 2009, 12:08 PM »

Can i just put something to bed please?

Is Mark Webb snapping 1 frame a week or whatever the rumour is?

JT71 · « **Reply #137 on:** February 12, 2009, 12:11 PM »

Quote from: MUTTLEY on February 12, 2009, 12:08 PM

Can i just put something to bed please?

come and tuck me in about 10.30pm

one a week sounds like an exagerattion (spelling?)

pickle · « **Reply #138 on:** February 12, 2009, 12:14 PM »

i'm sure that's an exageration....but watching that bangers and mash video i think he'd break whatever frame he was riding!

dibly · « **Reply #139 on:** February 12, 2009, 12:20 PM »

Quote from: MUTTLEY on February 12, 2009, 12:08 PM

Can i just put something to bed please?

Is Mark Webb snapping 1 frame a week or whatever the rumour is?

come on lads! look i said he has been riding the same prototype for the last 5 months along with the same proto type 28 spoke wheels if you dont belive me i dont really care, im going to let the riders who buy my stuff and ride, and ride well to do the talking now end of conversation and thread for me now.

Andy · « **Reply #140 on:** February 12, 2009, 12:23 PM »

Quote from: Stodgy on February 12, 2009, 09:50 AM

The guy has outsold every other frame in the country over the last 4 months by about 12:1 - with the sheer numbers there are bound to be some casualties come to light, just as there are in every other manufactured product. But believe me, Darren takes any problem to heart and gets it sorted - he's passionate about BMX and riders, he's not after a quick buck.
tried to make a difference.

Just out of interest stodgy, how do you know that he ukbikeco has outsold everything else by 12:1?

Just wondering as I cant see how any company would know how many units another company has sold

Andy · « **Reply #141 on:** February 12, 2009, 12:27 PM »

Quote from: dibly on February 12, 2009, 12:20 PM

Quote from: MUTTLEY on February 12, 2009, 12:08 PM
Can i just put something to bed please?

Is Mark Webb snapping 1 frame a week or whatever the rumour is?

come on lads! look i said he has been riding the same prototype for the last 5 months along with the same proto type 28 spoke wheels if you dont belive me i dont really care, im going to let the riders who buy my stuff and ride, and ride well to do the talking now end of conversation and thread for me now.

Dibly do you mean he has been riding the exact same frame for 5 months??

not knocking you but I would have thought mark webb would go through frames alot quicker, not just yours pretty much anyones

Stodgy · « **Reply #142 on:** February 12, 2009, 12:50 PM »

Quote from: McNulty on February 12, 2009, 12:23 PM

Quote from: Stodgy on February 12, 2009, 09:50 AM

The guy has outsold every other frame in the country over the last 4 months by about 12:1 - with the sheer numbers there are bound to be some casualties come to light, just as there are in every other manufactured product. But believe me, Darren takes any problem to heart and gets it sorted - he's passionate about BMX and riders, he's not after a quick buck.
tried to make a difference.

Just out of interest stodgy, how do you know that he ukbikeco has outsold everything else by 12:1?

Just wondering as I cant see how any company would know how many units another company has sold

It's an estimate Andy based on the conversations I have with the distributors and seeing UK Bike Co's sales on a spreadsheet.

muttley · « **Reply #143 on:** February 12, 2009, 12:51 PM »

Quote from: dibly on February 12, 2009, 12:20 PM

Quote from: MUTTLEY on February 12, 2009, 12:08 PM
Can i just put something to bed please?

Is Mark Webb snapping 1 frame a week or whatever the rumour is?

come on lads! look i said he has been riding the same prototype for the last 5 months along with the same proto type 28 spoke wheels if you dont belive me i dont really care, im going to let the riders who buy my stuff and ride, and ride well to do the talking now end of conversation and thread for me now.

I read the 5 month thing but there has been a lot of 'oh i heard this' and 'i saw that the other day' and just wanted to clear that one up with a nice straight answer.

Thanks Dibly, hopefully this can be laid to rest now.

Andy · « **Reply #144 on:** February 12, 2009, 12:51 PM »

ok cool thanks for the reply

teamsano · « **Reply #145 on:** February 12, 2009, 02:53 PM »

Quote from: Dark Diggler on February 11, 2009, 10:28 PM

Quote from: teamsano on February 11, 2009, 08:59 PM
Quote from: PaulM on February 11, 2009, 07:06 PM
so am I right in saying the guys Revoloution wasnt even cracked at all?

no you're not right.

dale harper tells fibs, because dibbly flows him free stuff (or so he says) maybe dibbly can answer this? i never named him because i didnt want him to get in trouble with his 'sponsor'.

i saw the crack with my own eyes as well as other folk at the park who can confirm this.

it is the 2nd frame he's damaged.

IF he tells fibs, he's not the only now is he

no apparently not,
there's a few fibbers in here.

and of course supporting local brands is important, especially in this day and age.

there's just a lot of unanswered questions in this thread.