right, i went into my garden to have a quick uni practise, i decided i’d try and get my treyflips back, and i did. I did 4, and on the 5th treflip i felt my uni give way underneath me, and at first i thought i bust another post. when i looked round i was shocked to see that my frame had snapped.
i’ve got some pictures but photobucket is being really slow atm, so i’ll put them up later…
I just hope i can get it replaced
That’s the same place I broke my frame at.
Edit: Kris refused to replace mine. Let me know if you manage.
Shit, if i cant get this replaced im screwed, theres no way im gonna be able to afford another frame for months…
How did yours break pele? mine felt great since i got it and it suddenly wen ona treyflip 
I broke mine practicing outsejflips. Mine steadily got more and more cracked though.
Now Kris has to make the crown thicker. The only 3 longneck frame I saw broken were all at the same place.
yeah, the metal around the crown is ridiculously thin, i would happily have a frame 50g heavier if it removed this problem
Yeah, all the same place.
That one guy before Pele (forgot your name) , Pele, David, and now you. 
Anyone else?
That SUUUUCKS.
Sorry dude. =\
Kris Holm contacted me about this. As its under a year old, if it is a fault in the weld i will get a replacement. I need to send it to UDC so they can verify if it is a weld breakage.
and am i really only the 4th person to break an 08 kh frame? thats prettty hardcore 
and thanks for the sympathy crazy stares 
If there is no crack across the weld then it isn’t a weld breakage. The welded material is stronger than the base metal, it looked like you sheared just below the weld. Tough luck man 
ahhh crap, i’ll still send it away, theres no harm in trying as its still not very old.
really, its rediculous that i payed £89 for a frame that i thought would last me years, and it broke in 7/8 months
I broke my frame at the same place and I got a new frame Hope you get one too!
The weld looks good to me…
That stinks man. I’m hoping my Koxx-One frame doesn’t end up like that (I’m sure it will)!
I have to wonder if the knurled metal is fatigued more than if it were not knurled.
Too bad aluminum is such a PITA to weld. Maybe you could find a shop that could weld it and beef it up for you?
Huh?
I thought I was the first to break it :o.
There’s no telling how many other customers might have broken a frame but don’t read/post here. But I will assume not very many!
It seems some of those tricks put more stress on the frame than may have been realized. Especially with a long neck, which can add up to more stress on the spot where the metal is tearing/breaking.
uh
i got two small peices of metal added to the front and back of my 2007 frame, along w/ re-welding the break (it was the seatpost tube) for $50 from a guy who works at a muffler shop.
That sounds like what I was thinking. Sure welding aluminum takes a little more skill than steel, but it’s not impossible or even exotic. You should be able to find a guy to grind out the old bead, weld it back together, and then basically weld a Jubilee patch on there.
