Desperate needs = desperate but workable solution

On Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 6:24:55 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 5/8/2018 10:07 PM, jbeattie wrote:
On Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 4:55:10 PM UTC-7, Mark J. wrote:
On 5/8/2018 8:49 AM, jbeattie wrote:

So what? You blew a tire in a pot hole. I'm not getting how this illustrates anything except how lucky you were that you didn't go OTB -- the usual consequence of hitting a pot hole at high speed. What are you suggesting here -- solid tires?

You know the manufacturers are so stupid. That fat Michelin man. I call him sad Michelin man -- a failing tire company. If they did like I suggested in 1982 and made solid tires, they would be great again. Losers.

BTW, I've never crashed because of an equipment failure. I've broken three pedals, snapped six or more cranks (at least three while out of the saddle sprinting), broken handle bars, seat posts.

Impressive technique. When I snapped a crank out of the saddle
(starting from a red light), down I went. Years later, I think I kept
it up when I snapped a chain. Way back in the day, I kept the tandem up
when we popped the small cog off a Regina Corsa cluster (held on only by
two threads, it turned out), but that was a close-run thing. Just can't
figure how to do it with a crank snap, though.

How _does_ one stay up upon snapping a crank? Was the failure not sudden?

Your prospective bike-handling disciple (mostly serious)

Mostly good luck, because I've done plenty of things that have landed me in the hospital, usually related to traction loss. Anyway, with one of the cranks, I was sprinting that little approach hill to Sauvie Island, and the crank broke (Campy NR). The front end wobbled hard, and I put my foot/pedal on the pavement and threw-up some sparks (maybe, it could have happened). The rough part was riding home 15 miles on one leg. I broke two Shimanos near my current home, going over short hills out of the saddle. The last time, I had really hard wobble and again put my foot on the ground, but the SPD pedal came off. I had to hunt around the next morning to find my pedal in a leaf pile on Terwiliger. It still had part of the crank on it. I don't remember the details of the ones back in the 70-90s.

I'm not saying its safe to break equipment, but Joerg's world is so bleak, I though a counter-anecdote was in order. I don't want everyone running for the Xanax and hiding inside, worried about killer cars and exploding tires.

-- Jay Beattie.


lurid graphics here
http://www.yellowjersey.org/jayscranks.html


Which reminds me -- TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR BIKES. When my Roubaix got stolen, I was amazed that I had no pictures of it. Cannondale also wanted pictures when I warrantied an old frame, somehow proving that I was the original owner. Recently, with my Norco gravel bike (new tale of woe), pictures were required.

So, my son was riding the Norco Search with me on the way back from the Gorge a few weeks ago when he downshifted from the big ring to the small and got massive chain suck that buried the chain the the BB, down tube and chain stay. I wanted to pull the crank to get the chain out, but I couldn't loosen the preload cap (no tool), so I had to just yank the chain out, further munging the carbon. Goddamn!

So, over to Ruckus for carbon repair. The real ****er is that I can't get the seller, my favorite shop Western Bikeworks, to give me any solid information on Norco's crash replacement program or any potential for a break on a replacement frame rather than the high cost of carbon repair. I got the bike super-cheap and didn't want to dump a lot more money into it since it doesn't get used much. I sent Western damage pictures but they need the full frame, which is now over at Ruckus. What's a mother to do. Norco has NO customer service. Zero. Everything goes through the dealer. With Cannondale, for example, you can call the company and ask about general policies or get parts numbers, etc.

I'm sure crash replacement is some crappy 20% off a new frame, but I want to make sure before dumping $500 on carbon and paint. My son keeps telling me to go with the repair because it makes the frame stronger. I should make him pay, but all he did was shift. Chain suck sucks.

-- Jay Beattie.