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Hi, I do, I can pop the pair of them in the post for you for £15 if you like?
Jamie -
Hi Jamie,
That would be great. Can you give me your email and I will send you my address.
I assume I use your PayPal details from a previous post?
John -
No problem, rockingbread@gmail.com
Jamie
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Sad times... my Palace Disc was making a nasty creaking noise, tried a few things to sort it but to no avail. Was concerned, mainly from this thread in all honesty, that it could be something more fatal - took it to the bike shop to check over and lo and behold, cracked frame in the area mentioned above around chainstay bridge... so RIP Bowman, it was fun :(
Time to go shopping...
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Hmmm interesting - could get an different colour but otherwise like for like replacement for not a huge amount of outlay, but potentially risk going through the whole loop again if the replacement was to break in future.... tempting and yet not...!
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This is the frame I considered but have decided not to go for, by the way in case anyone's interested - a decent bargain for someone subject to above concerns about cracking!
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Hi guys first time post. Impulsively purchased a Bowman Palace 3C frame on ebay for £240. I live under a rock and had no idea about the chainstay Bridge problems. Have I made a huge error ? Eagerly awaiting my frame to arrive in the post on weds.
Are there any good examples of the frame where they haven't cracked ? I've found about 20 reports on various threads and forums all showing chainstay cracks.
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Like a phoenix rising from the ashes!
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If they're an unconnected new company with no links to the old outfit, as they state at the bottom of that post, why would you associate yourself with a tainted name and all the baggage that comes with it...? Very fishy... Also, if they're a new company they're not "back"... Weird 🤷🏼♂️
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why would you associate yourself with a tainted name
I would imagine the 'knowledge' of Bowman's issues is pretty limited to bike nerds across various forums, and plenty of people buy Cracknyon*
The blog does certainly read like someone trying to bicycle brand/company for the first time
*saw this reference for the first time in years on this forum earlier
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the designs/IP and Brand still have a value if you are starting a bike brand from scratch, which contrary to popular opinion is way harder than people assume especially if you are dealing with Taiwan or Italy.
They do seem a bit naive to dealing with manufacturers though from reading their website, but good luck to them, at least it wasn’t bought by Planet-X.
Pre Covid/Global supply bike chain issues/Hambrini the brand had legs
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They're back, well, kind of...
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I apologise if I'm resurrecting an old thread but it seemed like the best place to ask this question.
I recently decided to build up an old cca. 2018 Bowman Palace:R I had lying in storage. When I popped in the rear wheel I noticed it wasn't quite centered i.e. roughly 1.5-2mm off-center toward the drive side. Tire clearance is fine though with a 25mm GP5000. The wheel has been checked and it is 100% dished correctly and fully inserted into the dropouts.
Could any previous or current Palace:R owners chime in if this is normal for the frame or am I left with a slightly janky one? On a related note, should I expect the frame to perform normally or could this level of misalignment cause any shifting issues?
Many thanks in advance!
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Would you have a set of through axels from a Bowman Weald?
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