Originally Posted by damocles1
In short, there is no insurance for stupidity...
Really....Is there a need for this? We are all examining this type of a mechanical failure, and hopefully learning something. The bike has been maintained properly, has only 260 miles on it, never shifted under hard loads, and when the failure occured, I was simply riding up a hill in 2nd gear. I had my last bike for 20 years, repacked the bearings every year, and replaced the worn parts as need. Never had a problem!