| This is our first set that we have seen that have snapped in that location.
We have had concerns about the ILF strenght in that area and have added re-enforcements at the time of the talisman golds. Looking at the Photo in the other thread, those limbs were made in november 2001.
Dougal, My question is, the way you started the thread looks like your trying to start a roumour. A more appropreate start would have been "how many people inspect their Kit". The reason im of this opinion is that you have this posted now in two threads, one that is devoted to your problem With "Limb Problems" as the title, and not the quality of the inspection. After 7 years you would check your gear more frequently as age is a killer for everything. Even after we at Border have offered a substantial discount on a set of limbs that are 7 years old.
Im sure that this kind of cracking would have appeared as a tiller change. Tiller doesnt change unless something is going wrong, or the bolts are moving.
Im also aware that bows can snap anywhere wood, metal or foams. Middle of the riser being one of the worst, though the window, in the corner of the limb pocket, and anywhere in the limb, from simple tip delaminations, limb delaminations, to total explosions. If its new to us, then why should there be such a news call. These limbs are very old, and we cannot be responsable for the care taken of these limbs in 7 years of ownership. Who knows whats happening to the materaials being used in current limb construction of any limb in 7 years of shooting.
We have offerd this discount to you, Without questioning the history of the limbs. Were they second hand, and did you by them from us...
What do you want us to do? We have offered a solution to a problem that we need not be responsable for, and in return you point the finger at our limbs in public, not once but twice.
Ask any sportsman, You should always check your kit. From car racing, to golf. Look at the warnings on carbon arrows. So why are we getting our product questioned, and not the dilegence of the archer at checking there gear, using our limbs as examples... We do suffer from breakages like all preformance products in all sports. We do do our best to support the archer who suffers.
We get unhappy when we are suporting a product that has been abused, or miss sold, like a 60" reiver to a german with a 31.5" draw length. But we do our best to get the guy on the right bow.
We have been known to fully warrenty 3 year old limbs when its a known problem... We do carry a "Crash Replacement scheam" to original owner purchase, which helps anyone with a accident, and a 1 year warrenty as standard. But we are a small family company with 10 guys. So we do our best
We even gave substantial discount to an american under the crash replacemnt who reversed his pickup over his week old Black Douglas, as a means of helping the guy.
We have given this crash replacement to a bow that wasnt covered by the crash replacement program, as we only started it a year ago. So we even upgrade the after care service by back dateing our customer service.
Not sure we warrent such high level public notification.
Sorry for the rant, it just seams a little unjust.  |