The Disasters Thread
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The Disasters Thread
The dust cap was
Turns out the spindle has a couple pits in it.
PS: Though I wasn’t specific, I was initially thinking mechanical disasters. Note that below there are reports of personal injuries.
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I'm hoping to get my MRI results back very soon, the results may equal northbend . Fixie skid that ripped my femur head out of socket 10yrs ago.
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Sorry, no pix (so I guess you have to trust me it happened). Here goes:
1) three rear axles, two hollow, one solid, at the drive side bearing cone
2) Shimano front hub flange across three adjacent spoke holes
3) left side Agrati cottered crank across the spindle/cotter eye
4) 1970 Sugino Mighty Compe crank across the pedal eye (dumped me, minor-but-painful injuries)
5) 1990ish Campag. Veloce left crank, crack across the distal end of the spindle eye
6) 1971 Nishiki Competition / American Eagle Semi-Pro frame -- seat tube lug broke away from the bottom bracket shell
7) 1973 Peugeot UO-8 frame chainstay between the tire and chainring clearance dimples
8) SunTour platform pedal frame crack
9) SunTour Cyclone front derailleur -- seat tube clamp broke away from the body
Fortunately, no chain, stem, handlebar, or fork failures
1) three rear axles, two hollow, one solid, at the drive side bearing cone
2) Shimano front hub flange across three adjacent spoke holes
3) left side Agrati cottered crank across the spindle/cotter eye
4) 1970 Sugino Mighty Compe crank across the pedal eye (dumped me, minor-but-painful injuries)
5) 1990ish Campag. Veloce left crank, crack across the distal end of the spindle eye
6) 1971 Nishiki Competition / American Eagle Semi-Pro frame -- seat tube lug broke away from the bottom bracket shell
7) 1973 Peugeot UO-8 frame chainstay between the tire and chainring clearance dimples
8) SunTour platform pedal frame crack
9) SunTour Cyclone front derailleur -- seat tube clamp broke away from the body
Fortunately, no chain, stem, handlebar, or fork failures
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A lot of damage in the thread I started way back in ‘15:
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...-out-gear.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...-out-gear.html
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A few years back, I was riding my own bike with one hand and transporting my daughter's bike with the other hand. I was traveling at a low speed--maybe 10-12 mph--when her bike started to drift. I put a foot down and...disaster! Shattered both my tibia and fibula.
*Edited for the squeamish. LINK for the ghastly inclined.*
*Edited for the squeamish. LINK for the ghastly inclined.*
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Was going to post a busted hub, but can't follow gaucho's post. Holy Christ.
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Do not do that again or YOU WILL BE BLOCKED/IGNORED/GONE…
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I don’t think it’ll ever be 100% but I got to about 95% after 12 months. Riding a bike came easier than walking, and I was able to get back on a bike after only about 10 weeks. That really helped my sanity and kept me motivated to push through PT.
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Broken Crankarm!
Very unexpected fail on a critical ride for me. Had to limp into Calistoga on a deteriorating crankarm. Found a bike shop that serviced me immediately after they learned I was in the middle of a brevet that I needed to qualify for PBP.
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While not really a Shimano true believer, I do find that amazing and hard to see.
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But...
A few years back, I was riding my own bike with one hand and transporting my daughter's bike with the other hand. I was traveling at a low speed--maybe 10-12 mph--when her bike started to drift. I put a foot down and...disaster! Shattered both my tibia and fibula.
*Edited for the squeamish. LINK for the ghastly inclined.*
*Edited for the squeamish. LINK for the ghastly inclined.*
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Priority, the bike doesn't heal.
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The body, before and after, 2009.
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In addition, fractured scapula, severe tissue trauma to the forearm (nerves still recovering), macula damage (corrected in 2021) in the left eye, trauma to the left shoulder, and of course road rash. A piece of glass imbedded just below the knee bled for a year before I discovered, with a loop, and removed.
21 MPH hit on a car that cut in front of me that I didn't see in time. No turn signal.
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The body, before and after, 2009.
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In addition, fractured scapula, severe tissue trauma to the forearm (nerves still recovering), macula damage (corrected in 2021) in the left eye, trauma to the left shoulder, and of course road rash. A piece of glass imbedded just below the knee bled for a year before I discovered, with a loop, and removed.
21 MPH hit on a car that cut in front of me that I didn't see in time. No turn signal.
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Well I guess the small crack in the seat tube doesn’t rise to threshold for this thread.
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While I mean no offense the injured and lame, when I was a pastor, I would peg much of the above as "an organ recital." More specifically in this instance, an orthopedic organ recital. While some might claim, "these are C&V bones," they are not bicycle bones.
Now, back to the intended programing;
DA AX RD dismounted from the hanger and destroyed two vintage Roval spokes, which seem to be unobtanium.
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DA AX RD dismounted from the hanger and destroyed two vintage Roval spokes, which seem to be unobtanium.
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NEAR DISASTER:
I tried using the Octalink crank removal tool on a square taper crank. Luckily, I noticed before I reached for the BFH.
I tried using the Octalink crank removal tool on a square taper crank. Luckily, I noticed before I reached for the BFH.
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Getting checked into the hospital in Atascadero after my face plant . Eroica 2018. “ Does this mean I can’t finish?” Broken hand and five broken bones in my face….”Doh”
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Both left and right failed on different days (doh!). I learned a lesson there… Nothing serious resulted, but definitely a little beat up.
Replaced with Shimano 600, which I think are solid (unsure what happened to that crank arm in post that started the thread).