Rockhopper down

cc said:

My seat was shaved from rubbing on the pavement:

Quoted message said:

My seat bag was toast:

Quoted message said:

The tire'd been worn off:

Quoted message said:

The rear was taco'd:

Quoted message said:

The bar end was shaved:

Quoted message said:

And I received a minor frame dent:

Because of the format of your postI started reading the "damage
report" first... I was trying to imagine the crash that would do all
THAT...

Congratulations on NOT being on the bike when all that happened!

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

cc said:

My seat was shaved from rubbing on the pavement:

Quoted message said:

My seat bag was toast:

Quoted message said:

The tire'd been worn off:

Quoted message said:

The rear was taco'd:

Quoted message said:

The bar end was shaved:

Quoted message said:

And I received a minor frame dent:

Because of the format of your postI started reading the "damage
report" first... I was trying to imagine the crash that would do all
THAT...

Congratulations on NOT being on the bike when all that happened!

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

cc said:

My seat was shaved from rubbing on the pavement:

Quoted message said:

My seat bag was toast:

Quoted message said:

The tire'd been worn off:

Quoted message said:

The rear was taco'd:

Quoted message said:

The bar end was shaved:

Quoted message said:

And I received a minor frame dent:

Because of the format of your postI started reading the "damage
report" first... I was trying to imagine the crash that would do all
THAT...

Congratulations on NOT being on the bike when all that happened!

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

On 2004-08-16, cc penned:

Quoted message said:

Man, I've got some work to put in . . . and a trip to the bike store for
parts. WTF.

Ugh. That sounds like a lot of work.

Quoted message said:

I'm convinced there are too many fools masquerading as engineers in this
world.

So, how did this happen? What part of the rack failed?

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

cc said:

Perfect end to the worst weekend ever.

Between a [censored] Saturday cleaning up a blown reaction (containing
~$600 worth of chemicals), a 45-minute each-way train ride to San Ho
to run an errand this morning, and just starting a presentation I
have to give tomorrow AM, I decided to take a ride with my bro out to
a nice spot, Soquel Demonstration Forest . . he'd never been, and I'm
trying to gear him up for Downieville. I thought it could be the
bright spot in an otherwise miserable pair of daze.

20 minutes into the drive, we get some fool rolling next to us
honking and pointing at the back of the car. I look back, and
discover my bike is nowhere in sight. We pull over to find that my
bike has been dragging by its front wheel, which was held by my
buddy's pedal lodged between the spokes. Sweet.

My seat was shaved from rubbing on the pavement:
http://www.stanford.edu/~ccreese/images/miscpost/seat.JPG

My seat bag was toast:
http://www.stanford.edu/~ccreese/images/miscpost/seat_bag.JPG

The tire'd been worn off:
http://www.stanford.edu/~ccreese/images/miscpost/tire.JPG

The rear was taco'd:
http://www.stanford.edu/~ccreese/images/miscpost/taco.JPG

The bar end was shaved:
http://www.stanford.edu/~ccreese/images/miscpost/bar2.JPG

And I received a minor frame dent:
http://www.stanford.edu/~ccreese/images/miscpost/frame.jpg

Man, I've got some work to put in . . . and a trip to the bike store
for parts. WTF.

I'm convinced there are too many fools masquerading as engineers in
this world.

OK, I'm sorry, but did anyone else laugh so hard they had tears streaming
down their face?!? Once I saw the saddle pic it was all over...

Bill "sad but very funny" S.

"Chris Phillipo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...

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Any pictures of this wonderful rack?
--

No, and I don't remember the model either. I really wish that I'd taken a
picture of the bike in its final resting position at the side of the
highway. I just couldn't believe it held on by the tire . . .

There may be a picture of it soon, but likely in a pile on my lawn or in a
shallow grave nearby . .

cc

"Monique Y. Mudama" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On 2004-08-16, cc penned:

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So, how did this happen? What part of the rack failed?

Well, two main problems really.

1. It's a hitch-mounted rack, and is designed to fold so that you can open a
rear hatch, if you happen to have one. My buddy doesn't, so it's a useless
feature. In addition, because of the way this feature is designed into the
device, it adds flex to this pivot point. This means that while you are on
the road, there is some "bounce" to the rack.

2. The straps are the flexy type. This wouldn't be so bad, but when added to
the bounce mentioned above, makes for a bad combination. Also -- the holders
that secure the straps to the bars - as we discovered on the way back home -
slide down the bar as it bounces.

It's terrible. This is only the second time we've used this rack. Someone's
getting a nasty phone call today.

cc

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

Quoted message said:

Perfect end to the worst weekend ever.

Between a [censored] Saturday cleaning up a blown reaction (containing ~$600
worth of chemicals), a 45-minute each-way train ride to San Ho to run an
errand this morning, and just starting a presentation I have to give
tomorrow AM, I decided to take a ride with my bro out to a nice spot, Soquel
Demonstration Forest . . he'd never been, and I'm trying to gear him up for
Downieville. I thought it could be the bright spot in an otherwise miserable
pair of daze.

20 minutes into the drive, we get some fool rolling next to us honking and
pointing at the back of the car. I look back, and discover my bike is
nowhere in sight. We pull over to find that my bike has been dragging by its
front wheel, which was held by my buddy's pedal lodged between the spokes.
Sweet.

My seat was shaved from rubbing on the pavement:
http://www.stanford.edu/~ccreese/images/miscpost/seat.JPG

My seat bag was toast:
http://www.stanford.edu/~ccreese/images/miscpost/seat_bag.JPG

The tire'd been worn off:
http://www.stanford.edu/~ccreese/images/miscpost/tire.JPG

The rear was taco'd:
http://www.stanford.edu/~ccreese/images/miscpost/taco.JPG

The bar end was shaved:
http://www.stanford.edu/~ccreese/images/miscpost/bar2.JPG

And I received a minor frame dent:
http://www.stanford.edu/~ccreese/images/miscpost/frame.jpg

Man, I've got some work to put in . . . and a trip to the bike store for
parts. WTF.

I'm convinced there are too many fools masquerading as engineers in this
world.

cc

My recommendation for anyone else reading this newsgroup with initials
CC is to change your name immediately and keep your bike away from
your car awhile. You guys have some bad juju or something.

/s

"cc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Perfect end to the worst weekend ever.

<snip>

NEWS: The rack company has an insurance policy.

For a dent in the frame, how can I get an estimate for that? Is it just
replacement?

cc

cc said:

"cc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Perfect end to the worst weekend ever.

<snip>

NEWS: The rack company has an insurance policy.

For a dent in the frame, how can I get an estimate for that? Is it
just replacement?

cc

Wow, that's great news! I hate to say it, but I loved the pics. Sort of a
morbid curiosity, particularly after seeing the saddle pic, I could only
imagine what was in store after that! Hope you end up with a new ride.

Tom

Stupid if you didn't secure it good. A little
overkill works better and you wouldn't have a damaged bike. Allways
check to see if all lines are secure and bunggie cords work also.

I MTB 2004

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Stupid if you didn't secure it good. A little
overkill works better and you wouldn't have a damaged bike. Allways
check to see if all lines are secure and bunggie cords work also.

I MTB 2004

Yeah, so I did. I don't take securing my bike lightly. I think it's just bad
design, or maybe incompatibility. Whatever the case is, it *should* have
stayed on.

cc