Work's been pretty busy, but I found some time to take the bike to the shop where I bought it.
They agreed that the frame should be warrantied, and filed a warranty claim right away.
They did warn me that Orbea has been increasingly flaky in honoring their warranty, though. In fact the owner...
Thanks for the info, Rod. I've had bad experiences with bike component manufacturers in the past - high-end, stupid expensive ones - who refused to do anything about parts that clearly had manufacturing defects. Glad to hear Orbea doesn't seem to be one of them.
Although, in my case, the...
Thanks for the responses!
To clarify, the hole in the picture is the bearing seat/bore for the linkage axle.
So I'm not crazy... Disappointing though that Orbea can't make holes in the right size.
Yeah... This is what I'm considering doing (for both the chainstay and linkage pivot bores)...
I have an Occam and am currently servicing my suspension.
Yeah, I know - it's not an eMTB. But my understanding is that the suspension linkage is pretty much identical to the Rise, so this thread has been very useful. A huge thank you to all the contributors, and in particular Rod!
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