could there be a probability that konas are one of the brands people buy the most? so that would lead to a higher confidence interval that konas would break? cuz of the large population of people buying konas? i think..for example..for paintballing, a tippmann is a product almost everyone buys, so by the large sample of people using this type of gun would have a large sample of people with their defects of the gun also? which is the same situation as the kona frame snapping problem? or..it could be the fact that people are just using their konas for the wrong uses..
the thing that kona gets always bashed at is that in there earlier frame they didint make enough attention to detail like welding and melting the frame. so by not doing that there frame had a weak structure and by using it too hard it would bend or snap. They did make some improvement since 09 tough but its will be a hard reputation to get rid of since its last a long time.
im laughing at all these idiots on here who are traying to sound cool reapeating the same thing " See, your problem here is, your cracked your frame" once one guy says its its not funny anymor after that. But shitty deal man, hope you got a warranty or at least a back up frame for now!
My main question would be what did you do? No flipping way a frame would break like that from landing on a transition. Maybe a 50ft drop to flat? What did you do toss it off a cliff?
Straight from the transition website: # FRAME FEATURES: 4130 Butted Chromoly Tubing # Sizes: Small (14"), Medium (14"), Large (14") # Colors: Raw Chromoly, White, Yellow....
"41xx steel is a family of high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steels, as specified by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Alloying elements include chromium and molybdenum, and as a result these materials are often referred to as chromoly steel, or cro-mo, or CRMO. They have an excellent strength to weight ratio, are easily welded and are considerably stronger and more durable than standard 1020 steel." You are an idiot.
brady456 you have got to be tied with the other guy who said he cut the frame for number one stupid fuck on pinkbike why would you gut a frame like that,
think before you speak!