29" MAN

Obviosly has a lot to do with what type of rim you run, you get the tubeless ready type which creates a way better seal and then you get the tubless compatible one's, basically any other rim that doesn't state that it is tubeless, which doesn't create as good seal which if I had to take a shot in the dark were the ones you ran off the rim ...

Nino's last words make the most sense where he states that a 26" is more ideal on a XC course where as a 29" is more ideal on a Marathon race, end of story

Regarless of tyre choice the fact remains the same that your front and rear tyre do different things, the fornt is where you need as much grip possible and rollig resistance isn't that great a issue where as the back you need grip but not to the same extent as your front tyre and you also need to keep rolling resistance in mind. Another important point to look at is the actuall rating of the tyre in terms of the compound per square inch, this gives an indication of how "soft" or "hard" the actuall tyre grips, obviously a "softer" tyre weares faster as well. This is important when choosing a tyre to last you either spesific seasons or through out a year. Also quite important is how close the actuall knobbies are apart from each other, this indicates a "ideal" front or backtyre,the closer they are as general rule of thumb, the better back tyre it becomes, the oppisite is also true of the further they are apart. Also keep in mind for eg. how well the tyre will clear mud and so on. Tyre pressure is just as important as tyre choice, Greg Minaar commented in the Mountainbiker Magazine the importance of tyre pressure, you need to determine when you're really going to need a gripping tyre in which case you would run a low bar obviously dpending on rider weight, or a low rolling resistance tyre in which case you would run a higher bar.

Any brand that doesn't quality control their stuff or any brand that doesn't offer warranty

Let me put it in plain English, if you buy a premium brand frame, let's say "Giant", from your local bike shop, and the frame brakes after 2 months of use, is it the shop that should take blame for it or "Giant"?

Well to start with always find out how the warranty works and if you need to buy warranty as an extra, BUY IT, try find out from guys riding similar stuff what their experience has been with the frames and so on. Also try and find out if the manufacturer quality controls his stuff before putting it out on the market. As a last check with your insurance if they will cover for that specific frame. I'm by no means saying that one frame is "crap", but there is definite quality differences, just make sure you buy the right stuff

Your missing the point completely, this is not about pointing out bad suppliers because frankly there are none, Dominic from Summit Bikes, has no responsibility regarding this frame, I've said it before and I hope this will be the last, I'm not publishing the suppliers details, if you see that to be pointless then you're missing what it's about, it's solely to warn other consumer just to be weary regarding what they buy

Very sorry to hear of your loss! Will keep a eye open for it at Linden Cycles the bike might come through if the guy tries to sell it to us, you never know!

Exactly that, except I believe that particular guy is selling that frame as a 2nd hand and doesn't actually supply it

I'll try and get the details from the supplier

Francios who?

I have no allegiance/connection with the person what so ever, otherwise I wouldn't have posted the topic in the first place, would I? (Helps to think before you write most of the time) I'm keeping the name solely to myself for the sake of the supplier, as it not his responsibility to test these frames, it's the manufacturers responsibility, as I said if I had the name of the factory or by whom the frame was made I would say, no problem, but as I said in the bit, I don't have any of that information

The good: I will gladly send other pics of the frame to anyone who sends me their email and asks for a snap The bad: Unfortunately the suppliers detail won't be made public because it is the only name you can put to the frame, it was by no means his fault nor can he be held responsible, if he gave me the details of where he got the frame from I would gladly share that but otherwise no details, sorry The ugly: The carbon splinters I had to pull out of my knee

A very good point, carbon shatters rather than bends like Aluminium or Alloy, as I've said I really have nothing against these frames they are awesome to say the least, just buy the right one and be smart about it, but have a blast on yours man!

Hahaha what I say in my first post is really how it happened, I should really get my training partner a proHD camera because for some reason he is always behind me when I go down