It scared me sensless!

In news:[email hidden],
Shaun Rimmer <[email hidden]> typed:

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Yesterday, riding home from work, near the end of my journey, at
about 15 mph, the steel threaded steerer on the Frankenbeater commute
bike, snapped in two, leaving me unable to brake or steer. [censored]!

Luckily, I was no longer on the road (by about 3 or 4 minutes), I'd
just turned onto a bit of wasteland dirt. I managed to bail/crash
without too much injury, but with the thought in mind, that only a
few moments before, I'd been braking hard for a junction, in heavy
traffic, I was thoroughly shaken. In fact, it took me about 2 hours
to stop shaking.

Hells, glad I'm here today to post this, is all I can say...

Be careful out there folks.

Shaun aRe

It's all in the timing. Glad to hear you're ok.

Mike

Shaun R says:

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Hells, glad I'm here today to post this, is all I can say...

It's just getting too dangerous to go out these days, isn't it? OTOH, they do
reckon most fatal accidents happen at home...

Glad to hear you survived. Stay safe.

Steve

"Michael Dart" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In news:[email hidden],
Shaun Rimmer <[email hidden]> typed:

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Yesterday, riding home from work, near the end of my journey, at
about 15 mph, the steel threaded steerer on the Frankenbeater commute
bike, snapped in two, leaving me unable to brake or steer. [censored]!

Luckily, I was no longer on the road (by about 3 or 4 minutes), I'd
just turned onto a bit of wasteland dirt. I managed to bail/crash
without too much injury, but with the thought in mind, that only a
few moments before, I'd been braking hard for a junction, in heavy
traffic, I was thoroughly shaken. In fact, it took me about 2 hours
to stop shaking.

Hells, glad I'm here today to post this, is all I can say...

Be careful out there folks.

Shaun aRe

It's all in the timing. Glad to hear you're ok.

Cheers Mike, me too!

I'm still a bit of a nervous wreck today - too many close calls. Hell, one
is too many. This one caught me totally off-guard.

Shaun aRe

"Stephen Baker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Shaun R says:

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Hells, glad I'm here today to post this, is all I can say...

It's just getting too dangerous to go out these days, isn't it?

Feels that way sometimes.

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OTOH, they do
reckon most fatal accidents happen at home...

They were just clever crimes ',;~}~

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Glad to hear you survived. Stay safe.

Steve

Cheers, you too old fella! ',;~}~

Shaun aRe

"Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

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Yesterday, riding home from work, near the end of my journey, at about 15
mph, the steel threaded steerer on the Frankenbeater commute bike, snapped
in two, leaving me unable to brake or steer. [censored]!

Luckily, I was no longer on the road (by about 3 or 4 minutes), I'd just
turned onto a bit of wasteland dirt. I managed to bail/crash without too
much injury, but with the thought in mind, that only a few moments before,
I'd been braking hard for a junction, in heavy traffic, I was thoroughly
shaken. In fact, it took me about 2 hours to stop shaking.

Hells, glad I'm here today to post this, is all I can say...
Be careful out there folks.

Shaun aRe

Glad you're okay Shaunie, but how the hell did you manage to snap a steel
steerer riding on the road? Must've been the leverage you get with those
extra wide bars..

So you abe to patch it all back together again?

Steve.

Shaun Rimmer said:

Yesterday, riding home from work, near the end of my journey, at about 15
mph, the steel threaded steerer on the Frankenbeater commute bike, snapped
in two, leaving me unable to brake or steer.

How did it break? Was the expander wedge of the stem in the threaded
section of the steer tube?

Glad to hear you're OK. Well, as OK as you were before... ;-)

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $695 ti frame

"Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Yesterday, riding home from work, near the end of my journey, at about 15
mph, the steel threaded steerer on the Frankenbeater commute bike, snapped
in two, leaving me unable to brake or steer. [censored]!

Luckily, I was no longer on the road (by about 3 or 4 minutes), I'd just
turned onto a bit of wasteland dirt. I managed to bail/crash without too
much injury, but with the thought in mind, that only a few moments before,
I'd been braking hard for a junction, in heavy traffic, I was thoroughly
shaken. In fact, it took me about 2 hours to stop shaking.

Hells, glad I'm here today to post this, is all I can say...

Glad to hear you came out of it ok, dude!

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Be careful out there folks.

I'm suffering from carbonphobia, a rare mental disorder brought on by using
carbon bars on my bike.

Shaun Rimmer said:

Yesterday, riding home from work, near the end of my journey, at
about 15 mph, the steel threaded steerer on the Frankenbeater commute
bike, snapped in two, leaving me unable to brake or steer. [censored]!

Luckily, I was no longer on the road (by about 3 or 4 minutes), I'd
just turned onto a bit of wasteland dirt. I managed to bail/crash
without too much injury, but with the thought in mind, that only a
few moments before, I'd been braking hard for a junction, in heavy
traffic, I was thoroughly shaken. In fact, it took me about 2 hours
to stop shaking.

[censored]. You must have a lot of adrenaline in you somewhere to keep
shaking for 2 hours 😄.

"spademan o---[) *" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Yesterday, riding home from work, near the end of my journey, at about

15

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mph, the steel threaded steerer on the Frankenbeater commute bike,

snapped

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in two, leaving me unable to brake or steer. [censored]!

Luckily, I was no longer on the road (by about 3 or 4 minutes), I'd just
turned onto a bit of wasteland dirt. I managed to bail/crash without too
much injury, but with the thought in mind, that only a few moments

before,

Quoted message said:

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I'd been braking hard for a junction, in heavy traffic, I was thoroughly
shaken. In fact, it took me about 2 hours to stop shaking.

Hells, glad I'm here today to post this, is all I can say...
Be careful out there folks.

Shaun aRe

Glad you're okay Shaunie,

Cheers mate.

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but how the hell did you manage to snap a steel
steerer riding on the road?

[censored] nose mate, but this is exactly what happened to the original fork. This
was a cheap arsed piece though.

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Must've been the leverage you get with those
extra wide bars..

nah, just my powerful upper body.

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So you abe to patch it all back together again?

Might struggle! Dunno if you remember, but I posted here when I was looking
to build that frame up before - I'd been all over, and couldn't find a steel
1" threaded fork anywhere with a long enough steerer. Looked for ages too.
Got this one off an old thing Kath had kicking around.

Gotta try though, I love that frame - first MTB I ever owned, too.

I borrowed bro' in laws Trek 4500 for the time being (faster on the road
than the BASE).

Shaun aRe

"Mark Hickey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Shaun Rimmer said:

Yesterday, riding home from work, near the end of my journey, at about 15
mph, the steel threaded steerer on the Frankenbeater commute bike,

snapped

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in two, leaving me unable to brake or steer.

How did it break? Was the expander wedge of the stem in the threaded
section of the steer tube?

Not as far as I can tell - looks to have been just below it. Haven't looked
to close yet, was too damned shaken up and gutted to do that last night.

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Glad to hear you're OK. Well, as OK as you were before... ;-)

Cheers, ya buggra ',;~}~

Shaun aRe

"mojo deluxe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Yesterday, riding home from work, near the end of my journey, at about

15

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mph, the steel threaded steerer on the Frankenbeater commute bike,

snapped

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in two, leaving me unable to brake or steer. [censored]!

Luckily, I was no longer on the road (by about 3 or 4 minutes), I'd just
turned onto a bit of wasteland dirt. I managed to bail/crash without too
much injury, but with the thought in mind, that only a few moments

before,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'd been braking hard for a junction, in heavy traffic, I was thoroughly
shaken. In fact, it took me about 2 hours to stop shaking.

Hells, glad I'm here today to post this, is all I can say...

Glad to hear you came out of it ok, dude!

So am I! makes me feel i got some spirit looking out for me it does - 3 or
so minutes earlier, and I could easily have been killed - I was riding at
about 20 mph in heavy traffic (busses, vans, trucks, cars etc.) and braking
_hard_ for junctions and such...<shud-d-d-d-er!>...

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Be careful out there folks.

I'm suffering from carbonphobia, a rare mental disorder brought on by

using

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carbon bars on my bike.

Ditch 'em dude.

Shaun aRe

"Doki" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Shaun Rimmer said:

Yesterday, riding home from work, near the end of my journey, at
about 15 mph, the steel threaded steerer on the Frankenbeater commute
bike, snapped in two, leaving me unable to brake or steer. [censored]!

Luckily, I was no longer on the road (by about 3 or 4 minutes), I'd
just turned onto a bit of wasteland dirt. I managed to bail/crash
without too much injury, but with the thought in mind, that only a
few moments before, I'd been braking hard for a junction, in heavy
traffic, I was thoroughly shaken. In fact, it took me about 2 hours
to stop shaking.

[censored]. You must have a lot of adrenaline in you somewhere to keep
shaking for 2 hours 😄.

Heh, I do! I tell ya, I didn't start shaking properly, until the
implications had started to sink in...

But yeah, 2 hours might actually be an UNDERstatement...

Shaun aRe

"Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"mojo deluxe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Yesterday, riding home from work, near the end of my journey, at about

15

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mph, the steel threaded steerer on the Frankenbeater commute bike,

snapped

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in two, leaving me unable to brake or steer. [censored]!

Luckily, I was no longer on the road (by about 3 or 4 minutes), I'd

just

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turned onto a bit of wasteland dirt. I managed to bail/crash without

too

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much injury, but with the thought in mind, that only a few moments

before,

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I'd been braking hard for a junction, in heavy traffic, I was

thoroughly

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shaken. In fact, it took me about 2 hours to stop shaking.

Hells, glad I'm here today to post this, is all I can say...

Glad to hear you came out of it ok, dude!

So am I! makes me feel i got some spirit looking out for me it does - 3 or
so minutes earlier, and I could easily have been killed - I was riding at
about 20 mph in heavy traffic (busses, vans, trucks, cars etc.) and

braking

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_hard_ for junctions and such...<shud-d-d-d-er!>...

I know that feeling well, from close calls in life. The most recent, being a
car traveling in the opposite lane on the interstate losing control in a
rainstorm, and crossing the middle ground, and headed right towards me.
Thankfully, it was deflected back towards the middle by the berm the
interstate was built up on. It was rush hour traffic, and amazingly nobody
flinched.

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Be careful out there folks.

I'm suffering from carbonphobia, a rare mental disorder brought on by

using

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carbon bars on my bike.

Ditch 'em dude.

That's the plan.

"Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"spademan o---[) *" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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So you abe to patch it all back together again?

Might struggle! Dunno if you remember, but I posted here when I was

looking

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to build that frame up before - I'd been all over, and couldn't find a

steel

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1" threaded fork anywhere with a long enough steerer. Looked for ages too.
Got this one off an old thing Kath had kicking around.

I think theres still a set in an lbs near me, thet're not posh or anything
but should work fine for road use. £15 iirc. Let me know if you want 'em.

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Gotta try though, I love that frame - first MTB I ever owned, too.

I borrowed bro' in laws Trek 4500 for the time being (faster on the road
than the BASE).

Shaun aRe

Shame, I was just about to lend you the hummer...

Steve.

"Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Yesterday, riding home from work, near the end of my journey, at about 15
mph, the steel threaded steerer on the Frankenbeater commute bike, snapped
in two, leaving me unable to brake or steer. [censored]!

Luckily, I was no longer on the road (by about 3 or 4 minutes), I'd just
turned onto a bit of wasteland dirt. I managed to bail/crash without too
much injury, but with the thought in mind, that only a few moments before,
I'd been braking hard for a junction, in heavy traffic, I was thoroughly
shaken. In fact, it took me about 2 hours to stop shaking.

Hells, glad I'm here today to post this, is all I can say...

Be careful out there folks.

Shaun aRe

Gawdamn! Steel threaded steerer? Were you using a threadless stem on it?
Glad it wasn't serious.
/scott

Shaun Rimmer said:

Luckily, I was no longer on the road (by about 3 or 4 minutes), I'd just
turned onto a bit of wasteland dirt. I managed to bail/crash without too
much injury, but with the thought in mind, that only a few moments before,
I'd been braking hard for a junction, in heavy traffic, I was thoroughly
shaken. In fact, it took me about 2 hours to stop shaking.

Heh, who'd have thought it? God doesn't totally hate you after all...

;0p

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Shaun Rimmer said:

Hells, glad I'm here today to post this, is all I can say...

Sounds like a little bit of bad luck was overcome by a LOT of
serendipity.

All I can say is I'm glad you're okay, and it takes a **lot less** than
that to scare me senseless... Or maybe I just don't start out as
"senseful" as most...

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from my "Reply To:" address, or it will be returned.

mojo deluxe said:

"Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Yesterday, riding home from work, near the end of my journey, at about 15
mph, the steel threaded steerer on the Frankenbeater commute bike, snapped
in two, leaving me unable to brake or steer. [censored]!

Luckily, I was no longer on the road (by about 3 or 4 minutes), I'd just
turned onto a bit of wasteland dirt. I managed to bail/crash without too
much injury, but with the thought in mind, that only a few moments before,
I'd been braking hard for a junction, in heavy traffic, I was thoroughly
shaken. In fact, it took me about 2 hours to stop shaking.

Hells, glad I'm here today to post this, is all I can say...

Glad to hear you came out of it ok, dude!

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Be careful out there folks.

I'm suffering from carbonphobia, a rare mental disorder brought on by using
carbon bars on my bike.

I know that feeling. my six year old road bike has a carbon/Al fork.
Been meaning to inspect it. Maybe I'll head out to the shed after lunch.

Glad you're OK Shaun

Shawn

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 15:34:26 +0100, "Shaun Rimmer"
<[email hidden]> blathered:

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Yesterday, riding home from work, near the end of my journey, at about

15

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mph, the steel threaded steerer on the Frankenbeater commute bike,

snapped

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in two, leaving me unable to brake or steer.

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Might struggle! Dunno if you remember, but I posted here when I was looking
to build that frame up before - I'd been all over, and couldn't find a steel
1" threaded fork anywhere with a long enough steerer.

How long a steerer do you need? I've got an old 1" Orange threaded
fork in the spares box that I'll never use again - black,
rack/mudguard bosses, 170mm steerer.

Pete