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Why did this happen?

Old 11-18-11 | 02:44 PM
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Why did this happen?

Any ideas? https://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...78827706_n.jpg
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Old 11-18-11 | 02:51 PM
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One or more chainring bolts got loose / broke and fell out = tacoed chainring due to plate buckling.
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Old 11-18-11 | 02:55 PM
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Too much HTFU juice, not enough CYFB [check your f**k**g bike] jam
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Old 11-18-11 | 03:09 PM
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You must have Hoy's legs.
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Old 11-18-11 | 03:20 PM
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Green chains are known to be corrosive.
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Old 11-18-11 | 03:29 PM
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Ma$hed 2 hard br3h
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Old 11-18-11 | 05:56 PM
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you divided by zero.
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Old 11-18-11 | 06:13 PM
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u lock through chainring was a bad choice.
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Old 11-18-11 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
One or more chainring bolts got loose / broke and fell out = tacoed chainring due to plate buckling.
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You must have Hoy's legs.
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Green chains are known to be corrosive.
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Ma$hed 2 hard br3h
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you divided by zero.
Exactly.
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Old 11-18-11 | 06:42 PM
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Haha. It's actually my friend. I thought it might also be the quality of the crank- but no one mentioned that so I guess it's probably just my br3h ma$shing too hardz. Is this a common occurrence though?
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Old 11-18-11 | 06:48 PM
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Sure, for people who don't know how to use an allen wrench.
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Old 11-18-11 | 06:51 PM
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Done that before. Learned to periodically check my chainring bolts.
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Old 11-19-11 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
Sure, for people who don't know how to use an allen wrench.
and sometimes one of these

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Old 11-19-11 | 04:08 PM
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Old 11-19-11 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
Sure, for people who don't know how to use an allen wrench.



And for the record, never ever had that happen before. Not one time.
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Old 11-19-11 | 08:17 PM
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Guy at my LBS had that happen when he swapped chainrings and forgot to fully tighten all his bolts after just getting them started. He actually lost a whole arm off his spider too because of it.
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