small crack headtube
01-26-22, 04:05 AM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
small crack headtube
is this serious? Been practing wheelie alot lately. must have been what did it.
Last edited by mtb_addict; 01-26-22 at 06:15 AM.
01-26-22, 06:49 AM
#2
Expired Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: TN
Posts: 11,547
Mentioned: 37 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3674 Post(s)
Liked 5,441 Times
in
2,764 Posts
Terminal but not "serious" as it's obviously a POS/BSO. No loss.
01-26-22, 07:03 AM
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 7,887
Mentioned: 38 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6972 Post(s)
Liked 10,970 Times
in
4,692 Posts
Your bike is broken.
01-26-22, 07:11 AM
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,254
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18424 Post(s)
Liked 15,580 Times
in
7,337 Posts
Looks like you need to practice more.
01-26-22, 07:14 AM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,254
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18424 Post(s)
Liked 15,580 Times
in
7,337 Posts
01-26-22, 07:33 AM
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 7,887
Mentioned: 38 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6972 Post(s)
Liked 10,970 Times
in
4,692 Posts
01-26-22, 07:34 AM
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 2,682
Bikes: too many sparkly Italians, some sweet Americans and a couple interesting Japanese
Mentioned: 10 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 569 Post(s)
Liked 588 Times
in
411 Posts
Sorry it will not do many more. Wheelies are hard on a frame and drivetrain and front brakes if you do rear wheelies also. Good news I guess is used BMX bikes are cheap, cheaper than MTBs.
01-26-22, 07:37 AM
#8
Expired Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: TN
Posts: 11,547
Mentioned: 37 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3674 Post(s)
Liked 5,441 Times
in
2,764 Posts
01-26-22, 07:44 AM
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,254
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18424 Post(s)
Liked 15,580 Times
in
7,337 Posts
Likes For indyfabz:
01-26-22, 07:56 AM
#11
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 7,887
Mentioned: 38 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6972 Post(s)
Liked 10,970 Times
in
4,692 Posts
While we wait for it, I will be out in the driveway, practicing my wheelies.
Likes For Koyote:
01-26-22, 08:44 AM
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Hacienda Hgts
Posts: 2,109
Bikes: 1999 Schwinn Peloton Ultegra 10, Kestrel RT-1000 Ultegra, Trek Marlin 6 Deore 29'er
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 823 Post(s)
Liked 1,961 Times
in
944 Posts
I would get a good dental PPO policy with a cracked headtube.
Likes For CAT7RDR:
01-26-22, 09:19 AM
#13
I'm good to go!
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 14,992
Bikes: Tarmac Disc Comp Di2 - 2020
Mentioned: 51 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6196 Post(s)
Liked 4,811 Times
in
3,319 Posts
While it looks like a crack, if I couldn't see it any better in person than in the pic, then I'd have to clean off the paint to make sure it isn't just a large area of paint about to flake off. Or a thick coating of paint that just cracked but the lug beneath is okay.
The little rust spot looks suspicious though. Is this some sort of one piece headset with lugs similar to the old Chicago Schwinn's with the eltroforged head tube? Maybe some poor welding and cleaning when it was made, but I guess if the bike is as old as it looks, the welds held up long enough. Let it go to the scrap yard to become something new.
The little rust spot looks suspicious though. Is this some sort of one piece headset with lugs similar to the old Chicago Schwinn's with the eltroforged head tube? Maybe some poor welding and cleaning when it was made, but I guess if the bike is as old as it looks, the welds held up long enough. Let it go to the scrap yard to become something new.
Last edited by Iride01; 01-26-22 at 09:25 AM.
01-26-22, 09:49 AM
#14
LR÷P=HR
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 2,180
Bikes: 1981 Holdsworth Special, 1993 C-dale MT3000 & 1996 F700CAD3, 2018 Cervelo R3 & 2022 R5, JustGo Runt, Ridley Oval, Kickr Bike 8-)
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 867 Post(s)
Liked 1,205 Times
in
694 Posts
Likes For Barry2:
Likes For nomadmax:
01-26-22, 01:53 PM
#18
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Mission Viejo
Posts: 5,807
Bikes: 1986 Cannondale SR400 (Flat bar commuter), 1988 Cannondale Criterium XTR, 1992 Serotta T-Max, 1995 Trek 970
Mentioned: 20 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1944 Post(s)
Liked 2,164 Times
in
1,323 Posts
Just sand the paint off and take another pic.
How in the world can anyone tell.
John
How in the world can anyone tell.
John
01-26-22, 03:46 PM
#19
Clark W. Griswold
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: ,location, location
Posts: 13,538
Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
Mentioned: 54 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4359 Post(s)
Liked 4,000 Times
in
2,669 Posts
Crack kills!
01-26-22, 06:04 PM
#21
Expired Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: TN
Posts: 11,547
Mentioned: 37 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3674 Post(s)
Liked 5,441 Times
in
2,764 Posts
^^^Maybe mount a 12V truck battery to the back. Power the drill and a small welder, just in case.
01-26-22, 07:45 PM
#22
Banned
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Mississauga/Toronto, Ontario canada
Posts: 8,721
Bikes: I have 3 singlespeed/fixed gear bikes
Mentioned: 30 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4227 Post(s)
Liked 2,488 Times
in
1,286 Posts
Gorilla Tape will easily fix that and you can even get it red to match your frame color.
01-26-22, 08:16 PM
#23
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,254
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18424 Post(s)
Liked 15,580 Times
in
7,337 Posts
I smell a sock.
01-27-22, 09:04 AM
#24
Senior Member
Thread Starter
01-27-22, 09:09 AM
#25
Senior Member
Thread Starter
While it looks like a crack, if I couldn't see it any better in person than in the pic, then I'd have to clean off the paint to make sure it isn't just a large area of paint about to flake off. Or a thick coating of paint that just cracked but the lug beneath is okay.
The little rust spot looks suspicious though. Is this some sort of one piece headset with lugs similar to the old Chicago Schwinn's with the eltroforged head tube? Maybe some poor welding and cleaning when it was made, but I guess if the bike is as old as it looks, the welds held up long enough. Let it go to the scrap yard to become something new.
The little rust spot looks suspicious though. Is this some sort of one piece headset with lugs similar to the old Chicago Schwinn's with the eltroforged head tube? Maybe some poor welding and cleaning when it was made, but I guess if the bike is as old as it looks, the welds held up long enough. Let it go to the scrap yard to become something new.
It is made in Taiwan frame. probably 20 years old.
i am surprised there is a crack. it is buikt like a tank. Very heavy bike. Like a Dutch bike.
i thought this bike would last indefinitely. Not too long ago, I replaced a wheel and tires, and handlebar. This was my only bike during covid.
Last edited by mtb_addict; 01-27-22 at 09:13 AM.