In what may be karmic retribution for killing a slow moving pigeon yesterday and getting yelled at by a ped today, I took an endo (more a side-o) about 25 miles into a ride today.
After brushing myself off, I pulled out the multi-tool and straightened out the stem and gave the bike a visual once over. It looks OK except for maybe a mis-alligned rear derailleur. It shifts fine though.
I've always been a little nervous about carbon forks and frames, fearing a failure at high speeds. Is there anything I should/can do to ensure the integrity of the bike at this point?
If you crashed on a solo training ride, you're a goddamn goofball and a danger to any group ride.
You're one of those people who brings a multi-tool on your training rides? So tell me - what bolts on your bike come loose on a training ride that you couldn't tighten before you left your house or do you use it exclusively to fix your bike on the road after you crash every week?
Magilla
Keith Alexander® said:
In what may be karmic retribution for killing a slow moving pigeon yesterday and getting yelled at by a ped today, I took an endo (more a side-o) about 25 miles into a ride today.
After brushing myself off, I pulled out the multi-tool and straightened out the stem and gave the bike a visual once over. It looks OK except for maybe a mis-alligned rear derailleur. It shifts fine though.
I've always been a little nervous about carbon forks and frames, fearing a failure at high speeds. Is there anything I should/can do to ensure the integrity of the bike at this point?
If you crashed on a solo training ride, you're a goddamn goofball and a danger to any group ride.
*** Nah. I was a goofball climbing a really broken up and steep hill in a dark anddeserted park. Hit a deepass crater that was buried under leaves. But I'm OK.
I know you were worried. I love you for that.
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You're one of those people who brings a multi-tool on your training rides?
*** I look at it more as "it's in the seat pack." I don't really "bring it along." And, see, it's a new bike and I'm still tweeking it to see what feels best.
Nice try though. Can't you do better?
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So tell me - what bolts on your bike come loose on a training ride that you couldn't tighten before you left your house or do you use it exclusively to fix your bike on the road after you crash every week?
"Keith Alexander®" <keith@REMOVE!nootrope.net> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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MagillaGorilla said:
If you crashed on a solo training ride, you're a goddamn goofball and a danger to any group ride.
*** Nah. I was a goofball climbing a really broken up and steep hill in a dark anddeserted park. Hit a deepass crater that was buried under leaves. But I'm OK.
I know you were worried. I love you for that.
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You're one of those people who brings a multi-tool on your training rides?
*** I look at it more as "it's in the seat pack." I don't really "bring it along." And, see, it's a new bike and I'm still tweeking it to see what feels best.
Nice try though. Can't you do better?
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So tell me - what bolts on your bike come loose on a training ride that you couldn't tighten before you left your house or do you use it exclusively to fix your bike on the road after you crash every week?
I've always been a little nervous about carbon forks and frames, fearing a failure at high speeds. Is there anything I should/can do to ensure the integrity of the bike at this point?
"Keith Alexander®" <keith@REMOVE!nootrope.net> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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In what may be karmic retribution for killing a slow moving pigeon yesterday and getting yelled at by a ped today, I took an endo (more a side-o) about 25 miles into a ride today.
After brushing myself off, I pulled out the multi-tool and straightened out the stem and gave the bike a visual once over. It looks OK except for maybe a mis-alligned rear derailleur. It shifts fine though.
I've always been a little nervous about carbon forks and frames, fearing a failure at high speeds. Is there anything I should/can do to ensure the integrity of the bike at this point?
Keith Alexander® <keith@REMOVE!nootrope.net> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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In what may be karmic retribution for killing a slow moving pigeon yesterday and getting yelled at by a ped today, I took an endo (more a side-o) about 25 miles into a ride today.
Assuming that you did not impact with a object than I would say you are safe. If not then inspect for scratches or deap gouges.
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After brushing myself off, I pulled out the multi-tool and straightened out the stem and gave the bike a visual once over. It looks OK except for maybe a mis-alligned rear derailleur. It shifts fine though.
I've always been a little nervous about carbon forks and frames, fearing a failure at high speeds. Is there anything I should/can do to ensure the integrity of the bike at this point?
We're homies. I said you should buy the Look because it's awesome. But if you are really worried about hurting it then you should buy lugged steel. It can be repaired and will last a lifetime. Plus, if you're not a fat ass you can get a frame made with Columbus Ultra Foco or True Temper S3, both of which can easily be built into 3-3.5 lb. frames with lugs. That sort of steel doesn't match the fatigue life and impact resiliency of stuff like Reynolds, 853, Columbus Brain, EL-OS or Genius, but it's as light as several carbon bikes without feeling dead.
I loved my Trek OCLV that I had in law school. But I dislodged my rear wheel once and could have broke the frame. Because I didn't have the money to replace it, I sold the whole bike and bought a Merckx Strada with Chorus 9. It was heavier, but I like the geometry better and I wasn't afraid to crash it hauling ass downhill in Boerne, Texas. "Keith Alexander" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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"Philip W. Moore, Jr." <[email hidden]> wrote:
*** Next one will be. Not because I'm anti-carbon, though.
The Feds had a training camp in Boerne in 1991. It was after visiting us there and giving us some lectures that Dr. Peter Van Handel was killed on his way back to the OTC when the United Airlines flight crashed on approach to the Colo Spgs airport.
You were born choking on a condom with a coat hanger around your neck. Then your mama tried to send you sailing with the tidy bowl man but you were too big of a turd to flush down the toilet.
-Philip
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Well, you're so ugly when your dog humps your leg, he closes his eyes.
[censored], I'm so ugly my dog humps yo mamma instead.
