a bad thing

[Ultraman Zoffy]

http://www.k-124.co.uk/

got few parts for my friend from them.they got all abt parts except the slim fit frame

How was the service ordering from the Koxx site? I saw this the other day and almost gave it a shot, but there wasn't a selection option to specify the "rounded" capped pegs, so I waited on it. Seemed odd to not have an options button for these...

[faqe]

khe parts  is not that hard to find in uk but if ur lookin for other bmx brand u gotta find it somewhere else.

i got some of my ares parts from bmxforce,french webshop and magicfruits n 059 from rasobmx,hungarian webshop.
i wish that japan is much more closer..damn those poly 059 pegs are nice!!
 

RasoBMX is Portuguese.

yup, my mistake. Portuguese.   but i did buy few parts from hungarian bmx webshops though.

http://www.k-124.co.uk/

got few parts for my friend from them.they got all abt parts except the slim fit frame

How was the service ordering from the Koxx site? I saw this the other day and almost gave it a shot, but there wasn't a selection option to specify the "rounded" capped pegs, so I waited on it. Seemed odd to not have an options button for these...

just email them, they did reply quickly for my frame enquiry last time.

[das-owal]

Try Kunstform! http://www.kunstform.org/de/?osCsid=8f5b577f41131b09e72c0f792dc25ec6

[K-124]

Hi,

Please contact us at info@k-124.com for ordering parts in europe.
We have a stock in France and in Taiwan.
We can keep back some parts in France or for our UK distributor if we don't have some stock in France.

thanks !

[comay]

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it is a very bad thing

[K-124]

Our first frame.
not designed for this kind of riding.
After so many try, what can I say?

The new slimfit has been designed for newschool flatland riding.

[rick macdonald]

Whoppers are brutal on ANY frame...for sure.

[Revig]

I actually want a pair of their rounded pegs for my back wheel, so good question PZA...  

Advice : just avoid these pegs, after some months of bails on them (and this is something that happens a lot of time, it's "normal" I suppose) you may not be able to change your tire if you got a puncture in the rear wheel coz you won't be able to unscrew the cap (and this is not "normal" I suppose) .

2 succesive reasons for that :
1.
the hole in the cap where you put the allen key will be blocked with all the alloy that will go inside just after some bails on it. One preventive solution for that problem is to enlarge the edges of the allen hole by drilling a little bit with a 10 mm drill. But that won't cover you with the second problem that will follow inevitably :

2.
after a normal use of the bike (with normal and regular bails as we can see on that video when the peg hits on the ground again and again), the cap will settle in the peg and litterally these two parts will make one piece : the thread of the cap will slide gradually on the thread of the peg and it will be impossible to unscrew the cap from the peg with your allen key. Probably because that's a soft 6061 T6 aluminium body..
Then, the three solutions for that unavoidable problem for a real user of a flatland bike (who is not sponsored and able to change often his pegs) are :
. drill perpendicularly the body of the peg in order to put an iron bar (or something similar) on it to get a lever,
. or you drill the cap in order to fit directly a socket inside the peg (then you get a big hole and no more rounded cap),
. or you cut the peg at the end in order to fit directly a socket inside the peg (then you get a big hole, short pegs and no more rounded caps).
My friend only had a saw and not a drill machine so he choose the last solution and then he gets short pegs now (!!)..
Just imagine the situation if your spot is 30 minutes far from your home and you don't have a saw in your bag (like everybody I suppose)
But at least maybe it's cool because that's possibly the new trend for now  

It's a shame that A Bad Thing choose to not test the pegs in the long term, these problems could have been detected if that has been the case..
The only good thing on these bad pegs is the possibility to put on them the ingenious chain tensioner "TRY-ALL CNC Snail Cam" (concept used for longtime in the trial bikes) which allow to tend the chain with the hand by turning a little bit the peg before tightening it, that seems very smart, hope there is a testing time at the moment.

[MING]

I had the forks for 7 months they fractured on both sides one side has a big crack.You can see the metal has tiny air bubbles along the taper on the inside edge of the forks.  Im not a heavy person nor rider. Its ashame because the design and shape are awesome.

[Wouter van der Linde]

Our first frame.
not designed for this kind of riding.
After so many try, what can I say?

The new slimfit has been designed for newschool flatland riding.

Nice, I wish more company's where that honest as yours.

[JAY1WM]

uk distrubution?? trying to find flatland stuff in uk is like looking for a chocolate needle in a warm barn.......is it even possible?! where do you shop......i certainly dont know any distributors im only riding flatland for a couple of months    i think they might actually be trying to keep it a secret here but i got the world wide web 

i can second this the uk and flatland do not match unfortantly

http://www.extremesponsors.com/k124uk/index.html?allp=&allv=1

[K-124]

Hi Guys,

Concering the pegs I have added a big chamfer on the pegs but it seems that it is not enough.
I can drill them for sure :-)

Concerning the forks, we have changed the process.
The last productions are really stronger than the first one.
We are testing the new V3 version (check Matthias blog) and hope that it will be again better.

We are a young company in flatland we try to do our best and to improve the parts at each productions.

Thank you for your feedbacks and reports.

[out~riding]

There is a thought:
When you make a new production of a part, for example the forks, can you stamp a number 3 or something like that so people can distinguish which version it is?

[Ken NJ]

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Tailwhip to 1/2 cracker

[byke]

Hi Guys,

Concering the pegs I have added a big chamfer on the pegs but it seems that it is not enough.
I can drill them for sure :-)

Concerning the forks, we have changed the process.
The last productions are really stronger than the first one.
We are testing the new V3 version (check Matthias blog) and hope that it will be again better.

We are a young company in flatland we try to do our best and to improve the parts at each productions.

Thank you for your feedbacks and reports.

I also believe you are a well established brand (K-124) that has dealt in bikes for many years.
However your flaunting of EU rules regarding warranty and responsibility has been duly noted on this forum numerous times with a high amount of very unhappy customers, and while you may not have designed certain products to withstand certain styles of riding as you claim ... you still have a responsibility to ensure safety and make sure that any warranties based on the 6month - 2 year period under eu law is met.

I have never bought "A bad thing" product and based on many of the stories on here never will either. Personally I hope your company folds soon, as customers are not here to work as prototype testers simply because you havent got your sh*t together.

I can promise you one thing though, and that is if a fellow member does have another warranty issue regarding poor workmanship and piss poor design, if they ask me for help I will guide them through all the legal process for free to ensure that your company is held accountable to the fullest through both french and EU laws.