SOPI TTED
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That GT I got that looked minty, I tried to get the rock shox Maxle out… wow. Did RS stop using that stupid QR that you’re supposed to press into the super thin aluminum catch to unscrew? I had this on another bike a while ago and it is the worst. The aluminum just deforms if there’s significant resistance.
So anyway, I use vice grips to unscrew it from the other fork leg, but the thru axle is seized to the inside of the hub shaft. I had to take the fork off the bike and absolutely beat the shit out of the axle with a hammer to get it out. No grease at all. I guess this is what you get when you get bike brand that may not have been sold through a bike shop, even if it had higher end parts.
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That’s the worst. At least you got it out. We’ve had a few over the years that were so bad we had to sacrifice the hub to save the fork. A shockingly high percentage of trail bikes some in with little to no grease on the axles.
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In 2015 I bought my first bike, a Giant hybrid. I couldn’t get comfortable on it so I bought a stem riser on Amazon. Amazon just sent me this recall notice 8 years later lol: Delta Cycle Recalls Bicycle Stem Raisers Due to Fall Hazard | CPSC.gov
To be fair, 8 years later I’m still not comfortable on any bike but at least I’ve learned that getting the bars higher and closer is not the solution.
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Well sheeeiiiiiiittttttt , pretty sure this is fucked. Not sure when it happened, I’m guessing this happened over time from the straddle jawn getting blown into it on our roof rack. My tracklocross dream just died
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It’s just a flesh wound
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If you wrap the base of the HT with cf cloth, I think you’ll be fine; that section of HT is purely under compression and a patch would restore the support that your straddle wire took away
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seemsfineyolo
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Hard to gauge how deep that goes as compared to the width of the material there but I’d probably yolo that. Hard to imagine the headtube buckling there from that damage. For one thing the steerer and the headset keep it in alignment.
Hola shop bros - I bought a Shimano 11s group and the cranks are DA FC-9000. Assuming these are recalled, what are they being replaced with and how long does it take? Anyone have pics or a model number of the warranty cranks?
recall replacement for Dura Ace is “FC-09”. They appear to be the FC-R9200 crank arms with special 11-speed chainrings.
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Thanks. So they replace the chainrings as well?
I spent an hour on reddit looking for this info and there’s a simple chart lol
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Process takes 2-3 weeks typically. However, there was one crank that took longer due to a shortage of a specific arm/ring combo.
Shimano sends a prepaid label and cranks go 2-day air both ways.
100% of 9000 and 6800 cranks are recalled (and a large percentage of 800 and 9100).
New cranks, new rings.
I can help you navigate this if your LBS is busy.
Just need a specific photo and specs and I can get you the shipping label later today.
You have my email.
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so it’s no longer a “lbs has to make sure they are actually failing already” deal?
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The “inspection” is a ruse. We have sent back 100% of cranks in the date range and 100% get replaced. If Shimano can’t accept the liability of “passing” a crank, why should the LBS?
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What if i only have the DS crank arm?
word. i’ll check w my shop. i do wish the replacement wasn’t so ugly but i’m sure it’ll grow on me as i continue to not use that bike at all ever
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