Ouch
06-07-11 | 01:27 PM
#27
SLJ 6/8/65-5/2/07
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From: SE Florida, USA aka the Treasure Coast
06-07-11 | 02:04 PM
#28
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From: Austin, TX
Heh - I like my carbon bars. 
I have several aluminum bars laying around if need be though.
miwoodar - it was a KMC X10 SL chain. I've used them for many years without issue. I don't know if the quick link fractured or if it just came apart as I never did find it.
I have several aluminum bars laying around if need be though. miwoodar - it was a KMC X10 SL chain. I've used them for many years without issue. I don't know if the quick link fractured or if it just came apart as I never did find it.
06-07-11 | 02:21 PM
#29
grilled cheesus
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Bikes: 2010 CAAD9 Custom, 06 Giant TCR C2 & 05 Specialized Hardrock Sport
dude exploded his quick link. now that is power!
glad you are relatively ok.
later.
glad you are relatively ok.
later.
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06-07-11 | 07:35 PM
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From: Pennsyl-tuckey
Bikes: '86 Cannondale SR400, '86 Pugeot PX10, '92 Bianchi Axis, '95 Bianchi Campione d'Italia, '00 Fondriest X-Status, '08 Specialized Roubaix, '13 Cannondale CAADX
That's why we wear them. Glad yours ate some of the impact, and hope you're well soon.
Unfortunately the rest of me - not so much. 
06-29-11 | 05:59 PM
#32
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From: Lewisburg, TN
Bikes: Mikkelsen custom steel, Santa Cruz Chameleon SS, old trek trainer bike
I had a chain snap once on my old Tarmac, still no idea why. I was outta shape, new to road bikes, and not very strong. The chain was a couple weeks old, and I knew how to shift from years of mountain biking, and the chain came apart a little and caught in the derailleur. Didn't completely snap for whatever reason. I consider myself lucky.
In the last month, however, two guys I ride mountain with have made their chains go BOOM! Me nor my boss had seen anything like it. These two guys are big though, and both fairly new to cycling, so it wouldn't surprise me to find out they were both crosschaining massively. Scary stuff nonetheless.
In the last month, however, two guys I ride mountain with have made their chains go BOOM! Me nor my boss had seen anything like it. These two guys are big though, and both fairly new to cycling, so it wouldn't surprise me to find out they were both crosschaining massively. Scary stuff nonetheless.
06-29-11 | 07:03 PM
#33
pan y agua
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Jacksonville
Bikes: Willier Zero 7; Merlin Extralight; Calfee Dragonfly tandem, Calfee Adventure tandem; Cervelo P2; Motebecane Ti Fly 29er; Motebecanne Phantom Cross; Schwinn Paramount Track bike
I had a rather expensive crash this month: $200 Cf bars destroyed; $70 Brooks bar tape toast; $230 Ionas helmet; $400 prescription sunglasses; repairs to a Rolex, yet to be determined.
But no medical bills fortunately.
But no medical bills fortunately.
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06-29-11 | 08:08 PM
#34
Descends Like Avalanche
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From: Somewhere between Funkytown and Margaritaville, PA
Bikes: Lynskey R240, Sportive, and a Helix Sport disc model in the works; Eddy Merckx MX Leader; Specialized Rock Hopper Comp (1988!)
ravenmore, I'm glad the old helmet did it's job. No one ever plans to have a crash, so it's best to be prepared.
I've broken 2 ten speed chains. One was a Campy chain, on a new bike, only 10 miles in to the ride. The other was a Wippermann with about 1,200 miles. Both broke at a regular link, rather than at the connector link.
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