asploded bike parts thread

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@Sneaky Viking

I’m missing it. SRAM loop not big enough?

Can we call that Shloop?

[Andrew_Squirrel1]

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I think Austin is the only Seattlite I know that owns a romanceur.
Assuming it’s his?

[Tail_Hook_Lengthener]

Yeah, it’s his. There are definitely other owners, I’ve built a few, but they all went to Amazon normies.

[b-roll]

Looks like full separation–wondering if it was a sudden oshit vs a gradual heythatsweird.

[bward1028]

@b-roll

Looks like full separation–wondering if it was a sudden oshit vs a gradual heythatsweird.

we’ve had bikes like that in the stand for “weird rear shifting problems” that no one could ever figure out. one even got testridden, only to find a perfect break like that in the chainstay. it’s amazing how long people can ride something before realizing it’s broken

[b-roll]

cool

[lbttbl]

Is this worth trying to salvage? It’s a jamis aurora so nothing special and no sentimental attachment. I already have a replacement frame that I got from a friend for cheap.

[chazzwazzer]

Tore my rear derailer off yesterday. Still not totally sure how, but it seems like one side of the quick link had shifted. Got the derailer off but the hanger bit it’s attached to is wedged into the derailer body. Imma have to cut it off or something. Just kept wanting to toss it all and put 8000 on.

[jdsmooth]

i’d ride that around town forever, but not any further

[crowding1]

Drill both ends of the crack, use a long seat post and yolo

[Whippin_Skidz]

I’m lazy, I’d ride it and not worry about it until I had plans for some changes then just build up the new frame.

[jeffro]

@bward1028

[quote=b-roll]Looks like full separation–wondering if it was a sudden oshit vs a gradual heythatsweird.

we’ve had bikes like that in the stand for “weird rear shifting problems” that no one could ever figure out. one even got testridden, only to find a perfect break like that in the chainstay. it’s amazing how long people can ride something before realizing it’s broken[/quote]

Yup, I had a dropout crack clean through, but the whole deal was tightly held together by the qr. The bike developed a click that slowly drove me bonkers until I found the crack. It also made the wheel look slightly out of dish in the frame. Bikes is tricksy.

[Tail_Hook_Lengthener]

@crowding

Drill both ends of the crack, use a long seat post and yolo

That’s what I’d do.

[joyofvaping]

uh just smang some jb weld in there man

[lofarkas]

@Tail Hook Lengthener

[quote=crowding]Drill both ends of the crack, use a long seat post and yolo

That’s what I’d do.[/quote]
I’d prolly strip off the paint and see if it’s even a crack and how long it is, then as above.

Altho in reality I’d just yolo and ride it as is. Unlikely to fail catastrophically without warning I think.

[lbttbl]

Thanks for the comments. I already have a replacement frame so I am going to swap parts over and then figure out what I want to do with the crack. I’ll probably go the drill it out and YOLO route. It is definitely cracked as there was grease that squeezed out through it.

[chazzwazzer]

Just saw on the Instagrams that mr jdgesus’ Crust dropout did the same dance (story, no post so no link)

[Tail_Hook_Lengthener]

I screenshot it for 'ya. I think this is his second or third Crust, right?

[chazzwazzer]

Nice! Yeah I think he has a couple, but generally breaks every bike because he’s a giant.

[Goddamnit_Gunther]

His ‘gram is great because of that. Just a big nerd breaking bike after bike