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Title: ? for DB owners...(UPDATE)
Post by: jimneye on May 02, 2008, 01:08:00 PM
Has there been a problem with the carbon rods breaking at the hub?  I was out this morning and two rods broke at the same hub     :mad:    , they showed signs of excessive wear at the hub joint.  Has anyone else had this problem,  and has anyone delt with PRIMOS since the buyout? I know that the original owners would send out a replacement ASAP at no charge.      :pray:
Title: Re: ? for DB owners...(UPDATE)
Post by: joel smith on May 02, 2008, 01:57:00 PM
haven't had to deal with Primos yet, but you're right, Brooks and Keith were always terrific---they even replaced a rod for me that i broke by not using the right procedure to set my first one up
Title: Re: ? for DB owners...(UPDATE)
Post by: AkDan on May 02, 2008, 03:07:00 PM
I just about bought a used one on this trip..it also had a broken rod at one hub and very excessive wear at all the hubs.
Title: Re: ? for DB owners...(UPDATE)
Post by: wingnut on May 02, 2008, 04:17:00 PM
As far as I know the same outfit is building them and the boys still are involved.  Give em a call and check it out.  I hope they still have the same great customer service. . .I have four of em now.  LOL

Mike
Title: Re: ? for DB owners...(UPDATE)
Post by: flightmedic on May 02, 2008, 05:11:00 PM
i broke one just the other day myself, i called primos/double bull today and told them i need the ball/nub repair kit and customer service said will be in the mail today, so i would say nothing has changed, the only thing i noticed is if you break the rods and need a new rod they charge for s/h but not for the rods.
Title: Re: ? for DB owners...(UPDATE)
Post by: Earl E. Nov...mber on May 02, 2008, 06:04:00 PM
When I had a ball come loose they sent me a new rod, said they didn't have faith in re gluing the ball.. Probably got that fixed buy now
Title: Re: ? for DB owners...(UPDATE)
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on May 02, 2008, 06:50:00 PM
Have experienced the same problem as you describe. The Double Bull boys were hard to get in contact with, but eventually they did send out a repair kit free of charge.
Title: Re: ? for DB owners...(UPDATE)
Post by: foxbo on May 03, 2008, 04:45:00 AM
I've been using my recurve model DB with the carbon poles for over six years now and never had a problem. The carbon poles are not only lighter, but they're easier to setup too. My first DB had the glass poles and I didn't care for them at all.
Title: Re: ? for DB owners...(UPDATE)
Post by: AkDan on May 03, 2008, 09:35:00 AM
hmm....considering the db with the broken rod i was looking at was for sale and cheap, hmmmmmm...might be a db owner myself here in a few days.
Title: Re: ? for DB owners...(UPDATE)
Post by: jimneye on May 10, 2008, 12:05:00 PM
Well I recieved the replacement rods for my DB matrix, I ordered them on Friday May 2 and they arrived six days later.  Not only are they fiberglass instead of carbon but they are white.  I thought that it might not make a differance so I opened the blind as if hunting and stepped back and could see the withe rods on the back wall.   Mabe I'm overreacting but I would think that the replacements should be the same material and brown like the originals. Not too happy.