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Offline Liveinthewoods

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Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« on: February 26, 2015, 08:53:19 PM »
They are supposed to drop soon and seem pretty good. I've never been a freecoaster guy but I feel like I want to make a change. Their design seems solid.

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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2015, 09:30:24 PM »
Please elaborate on how solid their design is, I have yet to see any details or internal pictures.

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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2015, 09:44:17 PM »
If it's not working right, can I fix it by putting the hub in the freezer overnight? Confirm/Deny

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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2015, 09:59:31 PM »
If it's not working right, can I fix it by putting the hub in the freezer overnight? Confirm/Deny

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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2015, 10:40:32 PM »
Boggles the mind that they can't make front hubs properly, let alone a cassette, and yet they try their hand at a coaster

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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2015, 12:27:34 AM »
History has proven getting first run of a new coaster is never a good idea.

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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2015, 03:40:35 AM »

Coaster release dates are the most uncertain thing in the universe. Dont believe it to be released in this decade.
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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2015, 10:39:36 AM »
its made in the USA, pretty cool if you ask me. How many are actually made in north america?

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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2015, 11:00:28 AM »
History has proven getting first run of a new coaster is never a good idea.

^ This.

I haven't had any bad luck with Profile, but I'll be waiting for someone else to buy one in my area and see what happens before I make a decision. I was told the later batches would have a 10t driver option as well, so I'd probably be stuck waiting anyway.
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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2015, 07:50:14 PM »
wobble, driver bearings, detachable flanges.

spares will also be 4x the cost of equivalent yuhub parts, jus sayin
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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2015, 10:05:08 PM »
I think I might buy one.  I have to admit my curiosity has got the best of me.
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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2015, 07:23:10 AM »
History has proven getting first run of a new coaster is never a good idea.

The thing here is however that Profile make the coaster in house. So the risk of them shipping out mass-produced coasters with a small flaw is minimized.

Could still have some production flaw, but the risk is probably way smaller than from companies working with taiwanese factories
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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2015, 10:22:03 AM »
the risk of them shipping out mass-produced coasters with a small flaw is minimized.

We are talking about Profile here.

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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2015, 08:45:38 PM »
the risk of them shipping out mass-produced coasters with a small flaw is minimized.

We are talking about Profile here.
History has proven getting first run of a new coaster is never a good idea.

The thing here is however that Profile make the coaster in house. So the risk of them shipping out mass-produced coasters with a small flaw is minimized.

Could still have some production flaw, but the risk is probably way smaller than from companies working with taiwanese factories

out of the 4 profile cassettes ive had only one of them didn't need to be shimmed to all hell. there hubs are crap. and they cant measure.

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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2015, 06:05:03 AM »
I always imagine profile as being the pinnacle of BMX product quality. I have myself only had the race cranks, which bends quite easily I guess...

Also had a friend on the Porter Ti sprocket that just randomly exploded.
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Re: Anyone picking up a Z-Coaster?
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2015, 06:05:03 AM »

 

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