can this be fixed???
02-28-06, 10:15 PM
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can this be fixed???
okay, so the thread title is a joke, but i figure y'all might like to see a sad sight. jake's indie fab was maybe 3 months old when this happened tonight at our weekly crit...
he wasn't looking and scraped a curb, and there was a gap in the curb for water drainage, he hit smack on into the 2nd part of the curb, huge snap, endos over the bars, and dislocates his shoulder. luckily a) he had a helmet and b) he landed in the mulch they have on the medians. oh, and c) we do the crits in a parking lot next to the hospital.
he wasn't looking and scraped a curb, and there was a gap in the curb for water drainage, he hit smack on into the 2nd part of the curb, huge snap, endos over the bars, and dislocates his shoulder. luckily a) he had a helmet and b) he landed in the mulch they have on the medians. oh, and c) we do the crits in a parking lot next to the hospital.
02-28-06, 10:40 PM
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WOW! Is that frame under warranty or anything? That looks horrible, glad he is ok.
02-28-06, 10:42 PM
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"My dad's a TV repair man, he's got an awesome set of tools...I can fix it" 
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In all seriousness....damn, glad he wasn't injured any further. That's nasty!
Best of luck to him.
Jeff SpicoliIn all seriousness....damn, glad he wasn't injured any further. That's nasty!
Best of luck to him.
02-28-06, 10:45 PM
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Wow! Good to hear he is sort of OK...
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02-28-06, 11:08 PM
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When I saw the frame, I though "oh geez, what happened to the rider".
I'm glad to hear it wasn't any worse.
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I'm glad to hear it wasn't any worse.
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Hate to see a bike like that, but glad to hear you're OK.
02-28-06, 11:46 PM
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madone vs. squirrel, note the downtube:
I have no idea what happened in this photo:
I have no idea what happened in this photo:
02-28-06, 11:50 PM
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I a glad to hear the rider came out ok. It seem for the bike the rider would have taken more damage. Crits near the Hospital sound like a good idea.
03-01-06, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by thewalrus
madone vs. squirrel, note the downtube:
I have no idea what happened in this photo:
I have no idea what happened in this photo:
It looks almost as if the downtube exploded.
03-01-06, 01:40 AM
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for a second there, i thought i was looking at a custom painted ritchey breakaway frame.
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03-01-06, 07:33 AM
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I think I will keep my lugged steel frame. Double butted doesn't look so good right now.
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HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!! ...breath... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Sorry, I find crashes funny. And this crash, where his bike just exploded under him, is much funnier than falling over at a stoplight or running into an open car door. Glad he's okay, Glad it wasn't me. Look at the bright side: he now has the perfect excuse to go get a new frame and wheelset. Maybe he can even parlay it into a whole new bike, because hey, this one is jinxed. Everybody wins.
Sorry, I find crashes funny. And this crash, where his bike just exploded under him, is much funnier than falling over at a stoplight or running into an open car door. Glad he's okay, Glad it wasn't me. Look at the bright side: he now has the perfect excuse to go get a new frame and wheelset. Maybe he can even parlay it into a whole new bike, because hey, this one is jinxed. Everybody wins.
03-01-06, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by a77impala
I think I will keep my lugged steel frame. Double butted doesn't look so good right now.
03-01-06, 08:48 AM
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interestingly, the carbon fiber fork didn't appear to break.
03-01-06, 08:52 AM
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Looks like the tubes broke right at the welds. Manufacturing defect? I'm sure it was a hard crash, but aren't welds supposed to be stronger than the actual material?
03-01-06, 08:58 AM
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I would show that to the manufacturer. The way that the frame broke looks very odd to me. It does look like the welds failed, but I am not an engineer.
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
interestingly, the carbon fiber fork didn't appear to break.
(disclaimer: He should definitely have it checked out by a professional if he wants to use that fork again)
03-01-06, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
interestingly, the carbon fiber fork didn't appear to break.
03-01-06, 12:31 PM
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Perhaps this bike was a prototype for a folding frame but forgot to finish. But, in seriously...
+1 on the comments about the welds. The tire, wheel, & fork condition sure looks inconsistant with the magnitude of frame damage.
Heck contact the manufacturer & let them take a look. Perhaps they had/have a QC problem. They may even have a strong interest in the failure & work with your buddy on on the replacement.
These things do happen... A few years back, I was involved with a LPG boat stove which developed little flames near the knob packings. Obvioulsy it wasn't right. The owner just wanted to fix it (tighten the gland) because it was the easiest & fastest thing to do. I strongly urged him to contact the stove manufacturer about it first, before doing anything. This he did. Long story short, it was the 2nd or so time the company had heard of the problem. They wanted that stove real bad (REALLY, REALLY BAD) to find out what was going wrong as owner of the other one had tried some adjustments himself before making contact. The company needed the virgin assembly. They paid all associated costs, replaced the stove with a far better model & sent along a very nice gift as well. Simply, a win-win situation.
+1 on the comments about the welds. The tire, wheel, & fork condition sure looks inconsistant with the magnitude of frame damage.
Heck contact the manufacturer & let them take a look. Perhaps they had/have a QC problem. They may even have a strong interest in the failure & work with your buddy on on the replacement.
These things do happen... A few years back, I was involved with a LPG boat stove which developed little flames near the knob packings. Obvioulsy it wasn't right. The owner just wanted to fix it (tighten the gland) because it was the easiest & fastest thing to do. I strongly urged him to contact the stove manufacturer about it first, before doing anything. This he did. Long story short, it was the 2nd or so time the company had heard of the problem. They wanted that stove real bad (REALLY, REALLY BAD) to find out what was going wrong as owner of the other one had tried some adjustments himself before making contact. The company needed the virgin assembly. They paid all associated costs, replaced the stove with a far better model & sent along a very nice gift as well. Simply, a win-win situation.
