Bicycle Mechanics - Stuff I see at the LBS sometimes

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/bike_parts/IMG_0083.jpg
They wanted the other brake fixed.


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/bike_parts/IMG_0201.jpg
This actually makes you go faster, by whipping you as you ride.


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/bike_parts/IMG_0154.jpg
This tire is somewhat worn.


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/bike_parts/IMG_0127.jpg
Ok, on some bikes you can get away with this, buuuut...


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/bike_parts/IMG_0157.jpg
Some people attach their seatbags in very unorthodox ways.


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/2011-03-2114-32-52630.jpg
Like I was saying just now... but you have to give them credit for using the Seat Cleat to mount a taillight.


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/IMG_0149.jpg
This is the most common variant of "I Did It My Way" seatbag attachment.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/bike_parts/IMG_0053.jpg
And some people don't clean their drivetrain very often! They probably don't even know that their cat doesn't naturally have black stripes.


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/crank_with_nail.jpg
Nails. They're awesome.


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/bike_parts/IMG_0081.jpg
They can also serve as seatpost shims.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/valve.jpg
Schrader tube, Presta rim? CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. (they did likewise with the front wheel, but used duct tape all the way around the tire AND RIM, crossing the brake tracks, to keep the tube from slapping on the fork blade).


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/IMG_0065.jpg
This bike is giving that other one a run for its money. Note how the sides of the chain are a smooth slab of grease.


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/IMG_2628-1.jpg
An endurance racer's bottom bracket shell. It leads a tough life.


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/IMG_0216.jpg
Random pizza-photo attack!!!

(reserved for future pics :thumb: )

Nice Schwinn.

Love the crossed cables Miyata.

Cottered pedal, never thought I'd see that one.

=8-)

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/bike_parts/IMG_0083.jpg
They wanted the other brake fixed. <-- and they were wondering why the brake was not working or at least this one figure it out???



http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/bike_parts/IMG_0127.jpg
Ok, on some bikes you can get away with this, buuuut... <--- sure read that crossing the cables kind'a cure shifting problems?


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/2011-03-2114-32-52630.jpg
Like I was saying just now... but you have to give them credit for using the Seat Cleat to mount a taillight. <-- at least he figure it out a use for that.


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/bike_parts/IMG_0053.jpg
And some people don't clean their drivetrain very often! They probably don't even know that their cat doesn't naturally have black stripes.


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/crank_with_nail.jpg
Nails. They're awesome. <-- never seen this one before, creative.


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/bike_parts/IMG_0081.jpg
They can also serve as seatpost shims.[/QUOTE] <-- never seen this one before, next time I need to shim a carbon seat tube I'll use a nail, good solution :P

Wow.

I'm liking the valve-stem punched through the sidewall. That's a classic.

Awesome! :p

Makes me wonder what kind of things auto mechanics post in their forums. Wow.

I admit to having tried some imaginative repair techniques in my time, but that beats all I've ever tried!

Have you seen these at the LBS too??.....
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/BeckVFR/DSCN9880.jpg
:eek::eek::twitchy::rolleyes::D

Chombi

Have you seen these at the LBS too??.....
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/BeckVFR/DSCN9880.jpg
:eek::eek::twitchy::rolleyes::D

Chombi

Wow. Ok, I could understand someone using the spelling "breaks" for those brakes :eek:

I imagine that some of these "things" are due to careless riders/owners.

I suppose, however, that not everyone can afford to keep their bikes in top mechanical shape. I have seen many bikes owned and used by the homeless...the bikes are held together by bailing wire, duct tape and the grace of God.

I wouldn't post pics here to make fun of them. Just saying!

Hehe - that's one way to reduce the weight... :D

I suppose, however, that not everyone can afford to keep their bikes in top mechanical shape. I have seen many bikes owned and used by the homeless...the bikes are held together by bailing wire, duct tape and the grace of God.

I wouldn't post pics here to make fun of them. Just saying!
Since none of us know who owns these bikes and no names or descriptions were posted, I think it's fine to show these examples. It isn't as if anyone is specifying who did it or making fun of any individual.

Have you seen these at the LBS too??.....
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/BeckVFR/DSCN9880.jpg
:eek::eek::twitchy::rolleyes::D

Chombi

Wonder what the weight savings are? 2-3 grams for the pair is my bet. Shave off your eyebrows, leave the brakes alone.

I wonder why they were in the shop to begin with. With all of that creativity, there is no way that the bodger who did that fine work would bring the bike in. It's obvious that either those bikes were sold to or stolen by the new, less creative owners.

-G

hahahah i get the saddle bags too. i fix them but damn do some of them flop around and mounted in weird ways. i don't see bikes that bad though.

Hey that's one of my bikes your showing, you tried to rip me off, that tire was fine, your just trying to sell me a new tire when I know I don't need one and that one was good for at least another 1,000 miles.

The sidewall Schrader valve is amazing.



Makes me wonder what kind of things auto mechanics post in their forums. Wow.

via reddit (http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/zv47p/cute_girl_came_to_get_her_oil_changed_and_to/)
Cute girl came to get her oil changed and to check this "slight" grinding coming from her brakes.. she didn't fix it and had to sign a wavier releasing stupidity

http://i.imgur.com/XlrLp.jpg

Here's another:
via volvo forum (http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/volvo/1526297/worst_rotor_ever.html)

This is the worst rotor I've ever seen. Not only is it worn through to the center of the casting where the ventilation slots are, the disc is separated from the hub part of the rotor. 1988 NA 740 with ABS

http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/5008/worstrotor.png



It's supposed to look like this. Yes, they wore right through the disk to the center cooling fins.
https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ-YLiBYeG0O8j6NA0Qt5XG5vacdlttpKFavZZ-HevH-CI7DIwH

via reddit (http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/zv47p/cute_girl_came_to_get_her_oil_changed_and_to/)
Cute girl came to get her oil changed and to check this "slight" grinding coming from her brakes.. she didn't fix it and had to sign a wavier releasing stupidity

http://i.imgur.com/XlrLp.jpg

Here's another:
via volvo forum (http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/volvo/1526297/worst_rotor_ever.html)

This is the worst rotor I've ever seen. Not only is it worn through to the center of the casting where the ventilation slots are, the disc is separated from the hub part of the rotor. 1988 NA 740 with ABS

http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/5008/worstrotor.png



It's supposed to look like this. Yes, they wore right through the disk to the center cooling fins.
https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ-YLiBYeG0O8j6NA0Qt5XG5vacdlttpKFavZZ-HevH-CI7DIwH
How the freak did they stop???

All you had to do was fill in the gaps with layers of JB Weld then smooth...worked for me.

DUDE, seatbags are the worst, I do not get what it is with people and seatbags but they simply can not figure the things out. Nearly everyone that comes through is wrong.

We had a good one today, a girl brought her bike it, wasn't shifting down well and was telling us about how she played with the barrel adjuster and could not get it right, Jon threw it in the stand "Your cable is too tight", she followed that with "I don't know how, I haven't even messed with it" I am glad I was not the one dealing with her because I would have felt obligated to call her on it.

Those discs are scary.

Keep that in mind when you fly around the city.


Tom

Picked up a nice Trek that the former owner did not understand how a seat post clamp worked:
273130273131

"Drillium"

http://www.tearsforgears.com/2005/09/drillium-info.html
http://bicyclepatents.com/a-bad-case-of-drillium/1293/



Have you seen these at the LBS too??.....
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/BeckVFR/DSCN9880.jpg
:eek::eek::twitchy::rolleyes::D

Chombi

The sidewall Schrader valve is amazing.

Cute girl came to get her oil changed and to check this "slight" grinding coming from her brakes.. she didn't fix it and had to sign a wavier releasing stupidity



Here's another:
via volvo forum (http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/volvo/1526297/worst_rotor_ever.html)

This is the worst rotor I've ever seen. Not only is it worn through to the center of the casting where the ventilation slots are, the disc is separated from the hub part of the rotor. 1988 NA 740 with ABS





How in the heck did these folks not realize that there was a problem? There had to have been a big noise when the one side of the disk finally disintegrated and then I bet the brakes both felt and sounded pretty bad.

Also, assuming that the vehicle was from one of the states that have annual inspections, how did it pass?

-G

"Drillium"

http://www.tearsforgears.com/2005/09/drillium-info.html
http://bicyclepatents.com/a-bad-case-of-drillium/1293/

Or this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stretched_Ear_Piercing_No_Jewelry.jpg

Since none of us know who owns these bikes
Are you sure about that?

Are you sure about that?
Why, was one of them yours?

Why, was one of them yours?
No, but I might know the owner(s). Or someone else might know the owner(s).

How in the heck did these folks not realize that there was a problem? There had to have been a big noise when the one side of the disk finally disintegrated and then I bet the brakes both felt and sounded pretty bad.

Also, assuming that the vehicle was from one of the states that have annual inspections, how did it pass?

-G

Just because the vehicle makes noise doesn't mean people won't ignore it. My friend installed a suspension component incorrectly in his car and it make all kinds of racket but he ignored it. The damper ended up breaking and that corner of the car collapsed on the freeway.

When I was helping him fix a flat, I noticed the lugs came off far too easily. Turns out he installed the wheels by turning the lug nut until it touched the rim and then gave it another 1/2 turn. Spec torque for the lug nuts was something like 100 ft-lbs.

No, but I might know the owner(s). Or someone else might know the owner(s).
Then, in the interest of good taste, I recommend you keep the information to yourself.

SOme people should be banned from owning wrenches, or having anything that requires maintenance. I see stupid stuff all the time too and wonder how it happened. All I can do is give them a bill for fixing it right after I take a funny pic like you guys did. :)

-SP

LOL

Some people shouldn't be allowed to procreate.

Never imagine that somebody could use the brake discs to that extend, it must have been years of use and abuse. They did not have safety inspection in that state or where ever that picture was taken??



Picked up a nice Trek that the former owner did not understand how a seat post clamp worked:
273130273131

The idiocy is strong in this thread (pretty hard to top the chick who wanted to keep driving on half a brake rotor), but somehow I find this example particularly emblematic of the mechanically clueless:
Picked up a nice Trek that the former owner did not understand how a seat post clamp worked:
273130273131

Seriously, how goddamn stupid would you have to be? It's incredible.

The idiocy is strong in this thread (pretty hard to top the chick who wanted to keep driving on half a brake rotor), but somehow I find this example particularly emblematic of the mechanically clueless:

Seriously, how goddamn stupid would you have to be? It's incredible.

I have no idea what is going on in that seat clamp photo...what is wrong with it? I think that part of the clamp at the bottom is supposed to go under the rail, but I'm not certain...

The sharp 1/2 circle cut outs are a dead giveaway that the saddle rails are supposed to reside in them. When folks fail to figure that out, common sense starts to come into question. That's why some folks would be shocked by the use of the seat clamp as shown.

=8-)

But hey, they were able to ride it - so it can't be all bad!

=8-)

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/bike_parts/IMG_0201.jpg
This actually makes you go faster, by whipping you as you ride.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/mechBgon/IMG_0149.jpg
This is the most common variant of "I Did It My Way" seatbag attachment.

That green Schwinn looks like a green Varsity that we sold recently at Pedals2People.

In all honesty, how are you supposed to use the straps on the seatbags like you pictured. That is how I see them fastened at Pedos more often than not. Is there a proper way? I have never seen the official instructions.

Then, in the interest of good taste, I recommend you keep the information to yourself.

I see this sort of thing in the Singlespeed and Fixed Gear subforum. I never thought it would hit the Bike Mechanics subforum, too.

I am, too, amused by these "creative" attempts but I wouldn't pretend it's a very virtuous thing to do to post them without the owner's permission. I've arrived at a certain age where some ethical considerations are weighted, and there is a very simple one that I live by: I can't stand people that try to justify their immoral behaviour with logical gymnastics. I have much more respect for someone who admits that what he/she does/has done is wrong, and doesn't try to find excuses, even if they continue doing it.

Look, post away whatever you want, but don't try to invent BS "guidelines" like "nobody here knows the owners, so it's okay...". Admit at least that the behaviour is douchy.

SOme people should be banned from owning wrenches, or having anything that requires maintenance. I see stupid stuff all the time too and wonder how it happened. All I can do is give them a bill for fixing it right after I take a funny pic like you guys did. :)

-SP

I disagree, even though some of these photos makes you wonder what happen in the owners/responsible's mind when they've assembled that, I think its rather nice that people do have a go at trying things their own way. And its great to learn how to fix your bike =) even if you fail to assemble a seat post or like the kinky ride that slaps you on every wheel turn :D

The car one on the other hand is more of a criminal offence :D

Should bicycles also have a periodical inspection like cars?

Then, in the interest of good taste, I recommend you keep the information to yourself.
By the way, you're now even changing those flimsy "rules" you invented earlier: first you say that it's OK to post pics of bikes of people that "nobody here knows" (like you would have any idea who are all the 237,002 members of bikeforums.net, let alone whom do they know). But then when you are confronted with the possibility that someone might actually know the owners of these bikes, you change the rules, by using peer pressure: "I recommend you keep the information to yourself" to override your own rules.

I see this sort of thing in the Singlespeed and Fixed Gear subforum. I never thought it would hit the Bike Mechanics subforum, too.

I am, too, amused by these "creative" attempts but I wouldn't pretend it's a very virtuous thing to do to post them without the owner's permission. I've arrived at a certain age where some ethical considerations are weighted, and there is a very simple one that I live by: I can't stand people that try to justify their immoral behaviour with logical gymnastics. I have much more respect for someone who admits that what he/she does/has done is wrong, and doesn't try to find excuses, even if they continue doing it.

Look, post away whatever you want, but don't try to invent BS "guidelines" like "nobody here knows the owners, so it's okay...". Admit at least that the behaviour is douchy.


By the way, you're now even changing those flimsy "rules" you invented earlier: first you say that it's OK to post pics of bikes of people that "nobody here knows" (like you would have any idea who are all the 237,002 members of bikeforums.net, let alone whom do they know). But then when you are confronted with the possibility that someone might actually know the owners of these bikes, you change the rules, by using peer pressure: "I recommend you keep the information to yourself" to override your own rules.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OnpkDWbeJs

I imagine that some of these "things" are due to careless riders/owners.

I suppose, however, that not everyone can afford to keep their bikes in top mechanical shape. I have seen many bikes owned and used by the homeless...the bikes are held together by bailing wire, duct tape and the grace of God.

I wouldn't post pics here to make fun of them. Just saying!


I agree.

Thread closed.