Forum for kitesurfers
-
arsene2000
- Medium Poster
- Posts: 90
- Joined: Wed Mar 05, 2003 6:50 pm
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby arsene2000 » Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:28 am
Today i noticed a bad crack on my beloved X-Shooter XXX board.
Since i really don't abuse the board (no hard landing, not even big jumps...), i was wondering if anybody had the same bad experience. I thought those board were built super strong.
-
Attachments
-
- x-shooter crack2.jpg (106.32 KiB) Viewed 1511 times
-
Toby
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 50528
- Joined: Mon Sep 24, 2001 1:00 am
- Kiting since: 2000
- Weight: 95 kg
- Local Beach: Cumbuco, Brazil
Barra do Cauipe, Brazil
- Favorite Beaches: same
- Style: Airstyle
- Gear: Rebel 2015 18
- Brand Affiliation: None.
- Location: World (KF Admin)
-
Has thanked:
842 times
-
Been thanked:
2404 times
-
Contact:
Postby Toby » Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:25 am
how old is the board?
I ride the XXX since 2 years, no problems, and I have hard landings too.
Everyting can happen!
-
arsene2000
- Medium Poster
- Posts: 90
- Joined: Wed Mar 05, 2003 6:50 pm
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby arsene2000 » Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:21 pm
the board is only 2 years old too, and i really love it (very expensive board, but so cool!!!)
i'm happy to hear that you had no problem with your board. it must be mine that had a weakness in the construction
who should i contact for warranty ?
-
noel
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 1136
- Joined: Mon Mar 14, 2005 4:05 pm
- Brand Affiliation: none
- Location: Islamorada, Florida Keys
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
-
Contact:
Postby noel » Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:46 pm
I'm pretty sure they will not warrantee a 2 yr. old board. No one will. Boards do break and/or crack from time to time with nothing to do with construction flaws. Shit does happen!! Your best bet is to get it repaired before it gets worse.
-
arsene2000
- Medium Poster
- Posts: 90
- Joined: Wed Mar 05, 2003 6:50 pm
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby arsene2000 » Sun Jul 30, 2006 5:08 pm
no one will warranty a 2 year old board ? well, i asked around and both F-one and North did !
Now, when you're paying 800USD for a board that is supposed to be the strongest around, i would expect it to last and not crack!
-
MistralWind
- Medium Poster
- Posts: 167
- Joined: Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:39 pm
- Local Beach: Punta las Marias
Ocean Park
Rio Mar
- Favorite Beaches: Punta las Marias
Baja
- Style: Wave, unhooked wakestyle
- Gear: waroo 07
- Brand Affiliation: None
- Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby MistralWind » Sun Jul 30, 2006 5:14 pm
hey do they have a webpage I can check out their products?
I cant seem to find it on google
thanks
-
blowhard
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 836
- Joined: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:33 pm
- Brand Affiliation: None
- Location: Florence Oregon
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby blowhard » Sun Jul 30, 2006 5:18 pm
any lay-up that involves different contours is prone to hinge in that area
That's why most boards have a single contour
-
arsene2000
- Medium Poster
- Posts: 90
- Joined: Wed Mar 05, 2003 6:50 pm
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby arsene2000 » Sun Jul 30, 2006 5:42 pm
do you mean it is a design flaw ?
-
blowhard
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 836
- Joined: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:33 pm
- Brand Affiliation: None
- Location: Florence Oregon
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby blowhard » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:16 pm
outlived its intended life,
yes those are weak points sudden changes will always be weak but are the benefits worth it?
-
hein
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 656
- Joined: Tue Jul 06, 2004 8:26 am
- Brand Affiliation: None
- Location: Gorge
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby hein » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:15 pm
.....
Last edited by
hein on Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:25 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Return to “Kitesurfing”
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: BillyGoatGruff, Bing [Bot], Blackened, Brent NKB, bshmng, Cheoz0r86, chidism, Da Yoda, fishyface, GregK, ham-er, jjm, MKM, notamondayperson, Onda, Peter_Frank, PullStrings, Sander O, thewindego and 394 guests