Kinesis titanium frame, it was great while it lasted!
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Fastpedaller
Senior Member
OP Alan, - will Kinesis not even consider any cash repayment to you which you could put towards someone else's product?
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matticus
Guru
I'm thinking of upgrading my Crosslight if you're interested?
(i think it's Carbon/Aluminium, just FYI ... )
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AlanW
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- Not to sure?
Not a chance Im afraid, Ive tried my best to try and come to some sort of deal, but to no avail. That said, even if they gave me a frame I dont know if I would want to use it, or is that me being bloody minded....lol
Nope.
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AlanW
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So Wayne @ Brain Rourke rang me today to say my Reynolds 853 frame refurb was finally done and the frame was ready to be collected. I was also talking to him about the Kinesis frame cracking after doing such a limited amount of miles, he was quite shocked that it had cracked like it had. He was equally shocked at the poor level of customer support from Kinesis to.
However, he did give me the name of a company that they use for titanium repairs - https://www.tljwelding.com/
Needless to say I sent them photos and then we had a good chat over the phone about the pro and cons of carrying out a repair. The bottom line, they have quoted me £126 plus VAT to carry out the repair. This is half of the price that I have been quoted by other "welders".
Is it worth a punt I wonder?
Or just cut my losses and move on?
However, he did give me the name of a company that they use for titanium repairs - https://www.tljwelding.com/
Needless to say I sent them photos and then we had a good chat over the phone about the pro and cons of carrying out a repair. The bottom line, they have quoted me £126 plus VAT to carry out the repair. This is half of the price that I have been quoted by other "welders".
Is it worth a punt I wonder?
Or just cut my losses and move on?
Alex321
Veteran
- Location
- South Wales
If you trust him to know what he's doing, then worth a punt.
Fastpedaller
Senior Member
If Rourke are recommending - enough said.... I'd go there!
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
+1. £150 well spent if it's done right.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
4.5 years of frame life cost Alan £2,000+ so if he could get even another 2 years out of the frame for £150, that would seem like a real bargain!
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Just do it - no-brainer imo.
Will barely affect your upcoming pension situation. 🙂
*iss-poor show from Kinesis.
T4tomo
Legendary Member
Absolute no brainer
If it's going to be done well and you've got confidence it will be then go for it.
The one thing that really matters is do you still have total confidence with overall frame?
If you do than you've gained all round even if you only get a few more more years out it.
If you don't you've got a repaired frame which has to be worth more to someone than a broken one.
The one thing that really matters is do you still have total confidence with overall frame?
If you do than you've gained all round even if you only get a few more more years out it.
If you don't you've got a repaired frame which has to be worth more to someone than a broken one.
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
