but ya, im on a tight budget right now due to paying of college, so i had to build the stinky back up and ill probably be riding that for the rest of the year, unfortunatly
That royally sucks man. A week before the next race too.
I can somewhat relate...today I broke my replaceable dropouts on the mini, and replacements are rare to find in Canada. Luckily I can swap between 10 and 12x135
DH bikes take a beaten and you never know when they are going to fail. Due to the nature of the sport, very few manufactures will provide a liberal warranty. Down tube breaks are generally caused as a result of direct impact from a crash and rarely happen when just riding as the suspension takes all the abuse and stress. Jay, what did you hit???
And wow I knew when i saw the kelso pics you had gotten rid of that stinky for Fraser's old frame, but that was like a week ago that sucks man, jeebus. good luck on finding something to replace it with.