hey everyone this is my very first post I have an 06 6-pack that I absolutely love The problem is that it has developed a small crack (about 2 mm) on the disk brake tab I have been trying to get Greg at Turner to fix it for about a month with no luck as of yet How much performance will I lose by putting on a tnt rear end? Anybody have a hl seatstay they want to part with? I live in portland or anybody know a welder that could fix and heat treat properly Thanxs for any input
horst link rfx vs tnt take a look please!!
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I did go and look at my receipt, and it is infact an 05. Oops my bad. Let me clarify my OP a little bit. It was in no way shape or form a rip on turner. Infact I ever mentioned the word warranty at all nor was my wording in any way inflammatory toward turner. I love my bike! The purpose of my OP was simply to state my situation and try to gain some knowledge in order to make an educated decision on what I should do.I was under the impression that was the whole point of these forums. It is really disappointing to me when people hijack these forums to grandstand and start a battle of wits over who knows more about said company.Get a life man! I have met and ridden with DT and for the record I think he is a stand up guy and admire the business he has built greatly.I know Greg is a very busy man and will do what he can for me.davep said:
I am ignorant to the tnt vs hl debate hence my thread. Again any constructive input would be hugely appreciated.
Anybody want to sell/ trade a hl would be awesome!
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I'm sure the sizes are the same (the front triangles are what's different), but I wouldn't do this unless it is something you really want. My rear triangle is not "almost new", it's original. Holding up fine, but it doesn't look new or anything. If you are really interested, PM me.big JC said:
wrong!! I've never broken a Turner. :nono:chng$.dly said:Regardless, SSINGA (a mod) got two replacement stays covered for the exact same "mishap" within a months time. See, it does pay to be a mod
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You do realize that ssinga & cruz are different people right?
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Turners break as often as any manufactures but the Homers turn into defensive, aggressive bees when anyone even hints around anything negative about their frames or customer service. It is truly funny to watch and defines the true Turner homer.AndyN said:
Weak sauce. Same tired cliche, different day. Do you realize that you are on a Turner forum?? You can bash the regulars here all you want, but the whole point of a TURNER forum is for people who like Turner bikes to discuss Turner bikes and related biking topics...Jaybo said:
Are you surprised that the people on a Turner forum are positively biased to the Turner brand? THAT IS WHY THEY ARE HERE.
If you don't like people posting positive things about Turner bikes, go somewhere else and your problems will go away.
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Back to the question at hand. I've ridden both rear ends extensively(Is this a prison story?) I preferred the lateral stiffness of the TNT model, as well as the fact that the bike did not squat like the HL on techy climbs. The TNT would be my first choice for a replacement rear. I have an HL rear on my 5-pack I'll trade you for if you can get your hands on a TNT rear. I'll even kick in $25.00 extra since mine has seen some action.
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Thanks for the input dude (pun intended) I really appreciate it. I have done a lot of reading in the turner threads in the last couple of days and everybody seeme to share youy sentiment about the tnt. I bought my turner when hl was all the rage and haven't really payed attention to the new designs as of late. So I guess I to will ride both rear ends hard heeheeEl Chingon said:
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Some of this post is just not accurate. Turners do not break as often as "any" other manufacture's bikes. Yes, I've seen a Turner or two break in what was a legitimate warranty claim and they were handled as such. However, the percentage of Turner bikes I've seen break is much lower than most other manufactures. Are they the strongest bikes made for a give weight and suspension travel? There's no way for me to know, but they are definitely stronger than most.Jaybo said:
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I think you might like the tnt end better. I had a couple horst rfxs(one got stolen) and later got an 08 tnt rfx. The horst rfx's I had would sometimes ghost shift on really hard efforts. It would only ghost shift in the 7 and 8? cogs. The only thing I could attribute it to was a little flexing at the chainstay. With the switch to tnt, the pivot moved to the seatstay and therefore stiffened up the chainstay a titch. I also felt like the tnt would stiffen up a skosh when the brakes were applied and it felt more controlled on descents. Contrary to all the old banter regarding how bad it is when braking effecting suspension. Don't be skeered, try the tnt. Do you honestly think dt would have made the switch if it didn't work better? I don't think digression is a part of the Turner Modo.big JC said:
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Ok, cool, got it. Perhaps the tnt will benefit me even more as I weigh 215 without gear.freebiker said:
I actually developed the crack in moab. When I went to the only store in moab that sold turner guess who was there? none other than Mr Dave Turner himself. He looked at the crack, made a phone call and had a tnt rear end mailed to the bike shop in one and a half days. All at no cost to me. How is that for awesome!! Thanks for the reply freebiker
DT builds an awesome bike, but he moved away from the HL due to patent issues. I don't know if the TNT works better than Turners earlier implementation of HL. I bet that DT would have kept refining his HL design if not for BS patent issues. TNT is just a single pivot suspension with a fancy shock linkage.freebiker said:
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