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Re: Potential safety issue with Epic Renegade kites

Postby Jbrook » Fri Nov 22, 2013 5:57 pm

Misleading title= higgen agenda hehe play golf instead less risk :lol:
could get hit by lightning
must be new to forum with a post like this

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Re: Potential safety issue with Epic Renegade kites

Postby JGTR » Fri Nov 22, 2013 6:34 pm

Bloody kooks :roll:

First problem and they are straight on the forum bad mouthing the company :roll:

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Re: Potential safety issue with Epic Renegade kites

Postby JGTR » Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:10 pm

So just a friendly suggestion - make sure your leading edge bladder's ends are properly secured and make it a habit to inspect leading edge ends by hand after pumping up your kites, just to make sure there's some bladder in it.
So Mr Alex after flying your kite for nearly a year did you not follow your own advice and make sure your kite was safe to fly :?:

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Re: Potential safety issue with Epic Renegade kites

Postby loco4viento » Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:20 pm

JGTR wrote:
So just a friendly suggestion - make sure your leading edge bladder's ends are properly secured and make it a habit to inspect leading edge ends by hand after pumping up your kites, just to make sure there's some bladder in it.
So Mr Alex after flying your kite for nearly a year did you not follow your own advice and make sure your kite was safe to fly :?:
I think he expected Dimitri to provide routine inspections and adjustments.

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Re: Potential safety issue with Epic Renegade kites

Postby alexeyga » Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:29 pm

JGTR wrote:Bloody kooks :roll:

First problem and they are straight on the forum bad mouthing the company :roll:
Nope, this is actually a second problem of my own and a forth problem in total regarding which I've contacted Mr.D and got nothing but excuses and blow-offs in response. Mind that I'm not counting the offers to buy replacement parts, which I took at least once only to discover that replacements for faulty parts are just as faulty.

JGTR wrote:
So Mr Alex after flying your kite for nearly a year did you not follow your own advice and make sure your kite was safe to fly :?:
Up until it happened to me, I never even heard about that kind of a failure, so trust me - from now on, i'll be inspecting my bladders very rigorously before heading out - especially on my Epic kites! After all, we all know that mr.D is not interested in cutting corners like other companies do and hes stuff is really of top notch quality and outstanding QC!!!

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Re: Potential safety issue with Epic Renegade kites

Postby eree » Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:45 pm

loco4viento wrote:
alexeyga wrote:
Laughingman wrote: I think he had stated earlier or in the other thread that he had used 30 - 40 times....
...... It was 20-30.
20-30 times? And blame the manufacturer for a defect?
Toby, if you start a kiteboarding humor forum please include this thread. The world can use more humor and this one made me laugh.
oh, you so funny!
so, may be in addition to the exaggerated sense of humor you are gifted by the knowledge of how much sessions void the epic kite warranty? five? ten? nineteen?

i know in my country goods sold to a private person have TWO years warranty time. i think in majority of the EU countries warranty time is 1 or 2 years, and not the times of use.
Toby, you know better what is it in Germany. and i'm pretty sure US has some consumer right protection laws too

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Re: Potential safety issue with Epic Renegade kites

Postby Tiago1973 » Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:57 pm

think in EU, cross-countries, it´s 2 years warranty time (minimum) for consumer goods

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Re: Potential safety issue with Epic Renegade kites

Postby JGTR » Fri Nov 22, 2013 8:34 pm

Tiago1973 wrote:think in EU, cross-countries, it´s 2 years warranty time (minimum) for consumer goods
You think wrong, most are 12 months.

And the amount of use can be taken into consideration, as can the type of use.

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Re: Potential safety issue with Epic Renegade kites

Postby BigPaul » Fri Nov 22, 2013 8:38 pm

Yep, but if the kite is bought second hand (as I believe this one was), no matter what age the warranty is void.

I would not by a car from auto trader and then go the manufacturer for a warranty exchange. Why because when you buy the car you are not entering into a contract with the manufacturer but the person you buy the car from.

Anyway carry with your inane stupidity if that's what you enjoy.

Me I'm going to get the fire going and have a beer as winter has set in good and proper here.

Paul

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Re: Potential safety issue with Epic Renegade kites

Postby BigPaul » Fri Nov 22, 2013 8:56 pm

Epic and Mr D

MAKE YOUR SUPPORTERS PROUD

AND

YOUR HATERS JEALOUS

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