Dirtyhip Posted March 30, 2021 Share #1 Posted March 30, 2021 Rode my CruX today. Rode to the property. Quickly chatted and then was riding back. I was literally almost to the cross street of my current house and SNAP, my rear cable snapped. Of course, I am in the hard ass gear and I have a big hill to climb to get back. So I booked it to my house and grabbed my seek and ride back. Ten minutes late for my lunch hour. That seek is like old reliable. The studs were whirring as I busted ass back to work. Old trusty. We need to swap tires. I did have snow like last week, so I hate to take them off too early. I don't know what is up with that inttersection. Last time I had a mechanical on a bike, my crank arm fell off cause I sheared off the crank fixing bolt. Same damn intersection. HAHA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 30, 2021 Share #2 Posted March 30, 2021 Crazy! You do need some tags, though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted March 30, 2021 Share #3 Posted March 30, 2021 Snapping a RD cable in a hilly area is a real PITA. The front isn't so bad but it might slow you down. I've been unlucky enough to have the cable snap at the shifter a couple of time. I was then able to tie the cable around the water bottle cage to the RD high on the cassette. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 30, 2021 Share #4 Posted March 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: Snapping a RD cable in a hilly area is a real PITA. The front isn't so bad but it might slow you down. I've been unlucky enough to have the cable snap at the shifter a couple of time. I was then able to tie the cable around the water bottle cage to the RD high on the cassette. I had my Di2 battery die once, and it was annoying to first lose front shifting, and then a little while later, all shifting. Stuck in an easy gear, so it was no fun for several miles of "spinning" like a maniac to get home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 30, 2021 Share #5 Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Razors Edge said: Crazy! You do need some tags, though! Got it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted March 30, 2021 15 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Got it Are my threads ever safe for work? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 30, 2021 Share #7 Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, JerrySTL said: Snapping a RD cable in a hilly area is a real PITA. The front isn't so bad but it might slow you down. I've been unlucky enough to have the cable snap at the shifter a couple of time. I was then able to tie the cable around the water bottle cage to the RD high on the cassette. Good trick. Saved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted March 30, 2021 Share #8 Posted March 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Good trick. Saved. Another trick when the cable breaks towards the back is to move the RD as far to the biggest cog as possible then find something like a stick to put inside the cage of the RD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc2000 Posted March 31, 2021 Share #9 Posted March 31, 2021 What happened to the luck of the Irish? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted March 31, 2021 46 minutes ago, jdc2000 said: What happened to the luck of the Irish? I was incredible luck. I broke one block from my house. I walked back and grabbed another bike. Last time I broke, the crank failed at the same intersection, and not flying down a black diamond 20 minutes prior. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted March 31, 2021 Share #11 Posted March 31, 2021 5 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: my crank arm fell off cause I sheared off the crank fixing bolt Chainsnappers are pretty tough, but crankshearers are a whole new breed of badass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted March 31, 2021 14 minutes ago, Further said: Chainsnappers are pretty tough, but crankshearers are a whole new breed of badass Too many jumps, and some have some flat landers. I think it was from riding down thise big staircase. It is so hard on my bikes. ...and you have me a new siggie. You have goos material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 31, 2021 Share #13 Posted March 31, 2021 16 hours ago, Razors Edge said: I had my Di2 battery die once, and it was annoying to first lose front shifting, and then a little while later, all shifting. Stuck in an easy gear, so it was no fun for several miles of "spinning" like a maniac to get home. On my ride today, my Garmin alerted me to a low Di2 battery! It was at 20%, so after the ride, I plugged it in and hopefully am good to go today. 20% would last many rides, but why risk it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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