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Busted Horse
Got back from a ride yesterday after hitting the Kiwarrak trail on my Ironhorse Bootleg 2.0, on cleaning the bike decided to have a little check over the bike for any cracks / damage as I normally don't ( I know my bad ) but in shock i discovered my back triangle near the pivot fully cracked on both sides of the bike. Have contacted place of purchase and they are chasing up Ironhorse to get the replacement part for me they told me they have not seen this kind of thing on this bike before but thought I would share just in case anyone has the same bike out there and just wanted you to be aware it can happen. Here are a couple of pics
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piece of damage man , hope it doesn't take too long to replace
I'm hoping it will be quick but we will wait and see
fall off the long skinny see-saw by any chance?
Hope to be up there in the next couple of weeks. Be good to catch up with you around Kiwarrak for a few hours.
Hopefully the bike doesn't take too long to get sorted. That trail network is too good not to ride.
Nah no falls and all the landings off the jumps were smooth in Kiwarrak thats why I was shocked to see the cracks. Yeah hopefully the bike will be sorted out soon enough but for now its back to the heavy Norco. Let me know when your up and will try to catch up as I try and hit it every couple of weeks if possible.
Looks like I may be needing to get a new bike as the distributor has stated there is no more frames in Australia for replacement. Looking at a couple of alternate frames currently but will keep posted of how it all ends up.
That's a bad design - a lot of force on compression is trying to spread the seat stays away from the chain stays due to the shock travel not being as parallel as possible to the seatstay angle. Inevitable failure. Notice how this bike below has the shock in line with the seat stay as well as a guide to keep the stress off the rear triangle.
That doesn't seem like a satisfactory response from the distributor. Depending on age I'd be thinking about getting Fair Trading involved, and couching it as a safety issue.
And due to this, from what I've seen, frames seem to have been sold off cheaply
From the internet
In early 2009, it became apparent through leaks on well known mountain biking forums that Iron Horse had filed for bankruptcy amidst rumours of technicians trying to issue recalls for frame building faults but being denied.
It later became apparent that Iron Horse owed over US $5 million to creditors and patent holders on various technology present on their bikes, including Dave Weagle, the driving force behind the company's design success.
On July 15, 2009, Dorel Industries acquired Iron Horse for US $5.2 million, adding to their recent acquisition of GT, Cannondale, Schwinn and Mongo
Although press releases indicated production of Ironhorse Bicycles would continue with new designs based on the Ellsworth ICT patent from 2010 onwards, new models have yet to be seen in the market place
Depends on where and from whom he bought the bike. Problems in the US should not impact him - the commitment is owed by the Oz distributor and LBS if he bought locally.
He may end up with an Ellsworth!
I wish that was the case, I bought locally and it is looking as though the shop I bought it from has the same bike instore and is going to strip it back and give me the frame and then chase up compensation for themselves from the distributor. Good work buy the store to try keeping me happy, poor form by the distributor on not caring to keep the customer happy and protect the brand. Its customer service like this that probably helped send the bankrupt in America maybe they seriously need to review the workforce they have in place currently. I wish i'd end up with an Ellsworth but looks like i'll end up with exactly the same bike either way i'm happy as I do enjoy riding the bike as it has a nice feel.