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« on: June 13, 2008, 02:00:50 PM » |
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Yesterday whilst I was out doing some starts on a 104 inch gear I stripped my hub (second hub in a year).
This got me thinking what other stories would be out there of things that have broken, been bent or snapped.
So if you have any stories of your own, or have heard any interesting ones please share them with us!
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« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2008, 04:16:38 PM » |
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Snapped a crank a few years back. Probably the most unpleasant bicycling experience I've had, even worse than being run over by a semi or slotting a front wheel on a pick-a-plank bridge. Why? Coz you're on the ground and in pain before you can even think about it. That level of violence is totally unecessary! Took the bike and liberated crank-arm into the LBS and asked if they could help me out with a crank that had "developed a bit of play"...  |
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« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2008, 04:43:40 PM » |
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I had a pedal disentegrate this TIME last year twenty k's from home. Had to ride with one foot the rest of the way.  Developed a knee problem on the working leg which took weeks to repair. Not a good TIME at all.  |
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« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2008, 07:43:00 PM » |
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I snapped a chain, went over the bars, and 'snapped' a tooth, front one, to go with the 'snapped' chain. That caused some pain, especially with the nerve exposed. I don't mean that the nerve was a little exposed either, it was hanging out in the breeze, I could move it around with my tongue, finger... eeewww.. Still hurts now to think about it. |
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Louise Kennett
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« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2008, 08:02:09 AM » |
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OMG, this is one sick thread!  I've had two babies....doesn't even compare, does it girls!!!!  |
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« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2008, 09:01:52 AM » |
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OMG, this is one sick thread! I've had two babies....doesn't even compare, does it girls!!!! That doesn't count! It's easy.. I've seen it happen, doesn't look hard at all... |
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Michael
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« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2008, 06:26:25 PM » |
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Yes having a baby would be hard........but there have been billions of women who have had babies. So in comparison snapping bike parts is pretty hard lol
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« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2008, 09:31:22 PM » |
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you boys are on your own here  nothing us men will ever do could possibly come close to child birth, you girls are the best!  (i hope that calms things a little..... ) |
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« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2008, 10:57:18 PM » |
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you boys are on your own here nothing us men will ever do could possibly come close to child birth, you girls are the best! (i hope that calms things a little..... ) Thats so nice Simon, I remember when I was pregneant with my first and Phil made the assumption that there was no way child birth could be anymore painful than treading on an in-grown toe nail  . I reckon snapping a hub sounds like heaps more fun! Leish |
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« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2008, 11:08:16 AM » |
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you boys are on your own here nothing us men will ever do could possibly come close to child birth, you girls are the best! (i hope that calms things a little..... ) come on simon, lets think back to climbing Mt Panorama after 105km of racing! It is their choice to have kids but its not our choice to finish up hill (the course organisers did that) just thought i would spice it up |
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« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2008, 11:38:32 AM » |
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Nice one Mr Hour of Pain!!! Hey I "snapped" a nail changing a wheel once. God it was painful. I had to walk all the way home 105km in the hail and rain and did my knee in. Then I had to climb a big hill (it wasn't my fault it was there - the organisers put it there!) and i fell over my bars and snapped a tooth etc etc.... While I was playing with the nerve I went under a semi. But man, it was nothing like snapping a crank! I will now leave you all to your bends, brakes and snaps! |
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« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2008, 01:22:13 PM » |
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you boys are on your own here nothing us men will ever do could possibly come close to child birth, you girls are the best! (i hope that calms things a little..... ) come on simon, lets think back to climbing Mt Panorama after 105km of racing! It is their choice to have kids but its not our choice to finish up hill (the course organisers did that) just thought i would spice it up like I said, you're on your own I would like to qualify that the above comments in no way represent my own thoughts or opinions...... Cup Cake you are playing with fire! |
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« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2008, 04:55:27 PM » |
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Now you can see the 'hell' that we go through as cyclists Louise.. :'(
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« Reply #13 on: June 16, 2008, 12:32:00 PM » |
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Hmmm, you are looking for a list of broken, bent or snapped.. other than myself?
Let's see... not that I want to scare people, but forearmed is forewarned...
1. 17 year old lightweight seatpost, aluminium, snapped completely when I sat on it, powering out of a corner (just last year - don't try this yourself)
2. Ratchet mechanism inside rear hub (ie no drive anymore, just freewheeling - about 2 years ago - don't ignore weird rattling noises)
3. Wheels, lots of rims and spokes, including a lightweight 24-spoke wheel that unravelled completely the very next ride after I finished the Coonabarabran-Gunnedah and Gunnedah to Tamworth road races)
4. Old-style friction rear derailleur (into wheel of course, breaking spokes - just the once, you've gotta do it once)
5. Seatpost collar bolt on a carbon frame (ie seatpost slipped down into seat tube, 20km from home)
6. Seatpost retaining bolt (ie seat no longer connected to seatpost, 40km from home)
7. Steel frame, dented against a wall when it fell (hey, it was both stupid and very expensive)
8. One of those bolts inside an old-style stem (ie handlebars no longer meaningfully connected to front forks - never over-torque bolts)
9. Lots of exploding tyres, all tubulars, especially on the steepest parts of velodromes... not that many really but always interesting.
I'm sure there's more. One big 'must not do' that I have experienced twice is pulling the foot from the pedal at speed on the track. Also, a friend snapped a chain in a race (that was awesome), my brother snapped some steel forks (similarly exciting) and I watched Gary Sutton snap the handlebars off his track bike.... and continue around the track with one bar in the air....
That's over almost 40 years of racing and serious riding. Something's gotta happen, eh? The main thing is to do essential maintenance, and remember, don't over-tighten bolts, always look for cracks and suss out squeaks and rattles and replace old bits even if they look fine. My snapped seatpost gave me just 30seconds warning that it was letting go... and when aluminium goes it just rips...
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Michael
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« Reply #14 on: June 16, 2008, 08:39:12 PM » |
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Just thought id get back to what the topic is!
Some interesting stories there lol
I was in a bike shop once and saw a 53 tooth chain ring missing about 5 teeth from some hill climbing.
OH and only a few years back Parto was telling me he folded a 39tooth chain ring while out training.
I have folded a 53tooth but im sure it was due to a missing bolt which was only discovered after the break.
And only 6 months after i started cycling i ripped out 4 spokes while on the wind trainer (cheap wheels) but the holes in the rim were too big to salvage
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