Got any photos?A mate of mine just got decline on a warranty claim on his Wreckoning. Depsite the frame being imaculate with no other marks on it they claimed the cracked carbon was due to crash damage and refused to fix his new frame with only 300km on it. I would research the warranty and service offered by Evil to confirm it matches what you are looking for when you buy a top end frame.
Don't get hung up on frame sizes. It doesn't mean anything.The main thing drawing me to the calling is the extra 20mm reach.
Always feel a bit cramped on the hd3 with a 60mm stem and large frame.
Don't want to go longer on the stem and I'm only 5'11 so shouldn't have to be on an XL.
But yeah big effort to change over for bit of extra reach.
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Ibis have added a whole lot of reach on the HD4, which might be a solution. Seven year warranty as well.The main thing drawing me to the calling is the extra 20mm reach.
Where's the crack? Is he fighting that decision? He should dispute it if he legitimately didn't crash it..A mate of mine just got decline on a warranty claim on his Wreckoning. Depsite the frame being imaculate with no other marks on it they claimed the cracked carbon was due to crash damage and refused to fix his new frame with only 300km on it. I would research the warranty and service offered by Evil to confirm it matches what you are looking for when you buy a top end frame.
Interesting you say that, as it appears there is tyre rub on the inside of the swingarmMany break at that point, some long threads about this on MTBR and Singletracks.
At least overseas the warranty denied decisions are being made without a frame inspection, only from photos. Dodgy as.
The carbon in that spot is very thin, a frame in the UK was deigned warranty and an independent mob said it was from the wheel twisting the stays... because they are not robust enough.
Have a google of evil bikes failures mtbr - long thread on it, I'm taking what I have read at face value.Interesting you say that, as it appears there is tyre rub on the inside of the swingarm
Did you one of the previous models from the bad days? Uprising/Undead did have undersized bearings that didn't last long. I changed my bearings after a year and they were still okay. Just did them for peace of mind.Anyone can keep a frame clean and shiny. Doesn't mean it hasn't had the shit ridden out of it. Having owned an Evil they are an endless pit of maintenance, specifically the bearings in the links. Based purely on the amount of play the rear end used to get and the endless beating swaps I was doing I would never buy another or recommend them to anyone.
I did buy a new front triangle off them once to go up a size and it was pretty cheap and a fairly easy experience. That crack lools like an impact to me, but I'm no expert on the subject.