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Spoolio
17-01-2008, 11:02 PM
Been gradually collecting bits to upgrade my stock Stealth B4 and need some shock shafts now. Various sellers are listing Unobtanium shafts which are grey coloured but the Unobtanium shafts in a new FT kit are gold. Is there a difference? Is the gold coating any better/worse? Should I get out more?
bert digler
18-01-2008, 12:10 AM
Been gradually collecting bits to upgrade my stock Stealth B4 and need some shock shafts now. Various sellers are listing Unobtanium shafts which are grey coloured but the Unobtanium shafts in a new FT kit are gold. Is there a difference? Is the gold coating any better/worse? Should I get out more?
i used the grey ones they where fine never bent or broke as for the gold ones if there the mip ones dont bother they bend ;)
Mike Hudson
18-01-2008, 12:12 AM
Through expierience i think the grey ones are stronger (never broken one) whilst the gold ones are smoother and feel better and are also the sex ;) but broken several
Lee Martin
18-01-2008, 09:20 AM
the grey ones started to lose their coating and were not as consistent and smooth over a year as opposed to gold. so they changed the design to gold ones.
personally get gold, but the Unob are still good.
Spoolio
19-01-2008, 04:47 PM
the grey ones started to lose their coating and were not as consistent and smooth over a year as opposed to gold. so they changed the design to gold ones.
personally get gold, but the Unob are still good.
So are the gold kit ones not "Unobtanium" then? Anybody know where I can get some for a reasonable price ie, not £6 each!!!
bigbison
19-01-2008, 08:48 PM
ive got some in peach party, mmm very nice bye darlings:rolleyes:
showtime
19-01-2008, 09:38 PM
i thought the gold coating on shock shafts was Titanium-nitride?
well thats what it was on my ohlins forks!
there does seem to be an issue with the B44 shafts as everywhere you look you see or hear about another one bent or broken :confused:
Spoolio
20-01-2008, 07:15 AM
ive got some in peach party, mmm very nice bye darlings:rolleyes:
Too much Reeves & Mortimer there mate. Remember "too much sheep vibrating can lead to knotted cardy". There, you've been warned.
bigbison
21-01-2008, 11:34 PM
or lack of respect from boxing promoter, woooof bark donkey bye
Mike Hudson
22-01-2008, 01:15 AM
i thought the gold coating on shock shafts was Titanium-nitride?
well thats what it was on my ohlins forks!
there does seem to be an issue with the B44 shafts as everywhere you look you see or hear about another one bent or broken :confused:
So far my b44 shafts have been fine and its been through trcc 6 hour endurance, several meetings and yorcc regional:D
c0sie
22-01-2008, 09:16 AM
Flanders was running B4 Unobtoniums at Newbury. I broke another shaft..thats 4 or 5 so far ive snapped right where the shaft meets the ball end thinger.
Unobtoniums are the future for he with a heavy throttle finger lol
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