paid the idiot tax

"farscythe - makin da cawfee!" (farscythe) 04/18/2018 at 11:03 • Filed to: None

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finally got me bike back as it went in for its yearly service a little earlier than planned as the chain snapped

ended up with a new rear cassette + derailer cogs, new chain, new raceface crankset and a new headset.. also got all of the spokes in me rearwheel replaced.... total damage 380 euros

(edit.. oh yeah... brake pads too...)

maybe i should stop riding like an idiot and save some pennies

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/18/2018 at 11:20

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I replace my chain when it has stretched one pin width over 12". That way the chain rings and cassette don’t have an opportunity to wear out. New chains also shift well and are quieter.

TheRealBicycleBuck > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/18/2018 at 11:20

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Wait. I can understand replacing the chain, chainrings, cassette, and maybe the derailleur cogs, but what happened that required the replacement of the headset, cranks and spokes?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/18/2018 at 11:28

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ive never snapped a chain before... guess winters salt was just one abuse too many for the poor thing

but usually when its time for my yearly chainchange... everything is pretty worn and needs replacing (i cycle between 500-1000km a month... and am not exactly gentle with the bike)

if replacing me chains more often means keeping the cassettes for longer i’ll have to look into that

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/18/2018 at 11:31

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I do a chain on my road bicycle every 1500-2000 miles or lets say 2500 km, a cassette for me will go about 10,000 miles, chain rings maybe 20k. Sounds like you are actually getting a good amount of service life out of the drive train components. I have found that when a chain goes on sale I will buy two or three at a time.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > TheRealBicycleBuck 04/18/2018 at 11:34

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spokes was me getting tired of the older ones snapping all willy nilly at random and needing fixing so i figured i’ll replace the lot and have some tech do the work for me so i dont have too worry bout it for a while)

bearings in the headset were worn to death anyway but then i got drunked and crashed it pretty bad and pretty much killed it

same thing got the crankset too.. blades were worn.. but after i crashed it it had a pretty bad knock in the pedals every rotation

sooo... i pretty much borked it

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/18/2018 at 11:41

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i’ll keep a look out for them.. still need to buy the tool required for chainswaps (its on my eh... ill do it next month list)(has been for years)

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/18/2018 at 11:58

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Regular chain swaps will prevent wear on everything else and chains are cheaper than cassettes and way cheaper than crank rings.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/18/2018 at 12:05

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I am also really hard on bikes. Heavy + bad technique = broken bike parts. I bent a cassette cog pretty bad a couple weeks ago powering up a really steep climb. Thankfully the guys at the shop were able to bend it back...

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle 04/18/2018 at 12:06

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cheers :)... guess i’ll finally have to stop putting off buying that chain tool

Nom De Plume > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/18/2018 at 12:06

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[ducks head]

I blame the low quality of mountain biking over there.

Nom De Plume > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/18/2018 at 12:09

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You mean a quicklink and multitool? Depending on chain and link used it can be easily removed by hand without worry of disconnecting during use.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back 04/18/2018 at 12:13

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my technique is ok... i think (when im not being an idiot and deciding i need to ride after drinking) years of road racing with a team before i decided i couldnt stand those fanatics and switched to mountainbiking just for funsies

right there with you on the heavy tho... at well over 200 lbs and with a habbit for hopping curbs and taking stairs....i am become death... destroyer of spokes.... and saddles (and occasionally forks....those really hurt the wallet)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Nom De Plume 04/18/2018 at 12:14

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we just call it biking as we have no mountains

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Nom De Plume 04/18/2018 at 12:20

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that works?... for some reason ill be the first to macguiver whatever works on me cars... but with me bikes if i dont have the right tool i wont touch it

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/18/2018 at 12:41

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SRAM and KMC use quick links, I think Shimano still uses pins. I think you should go Campy, all Italian should be great!

TheRealBicycleBuck > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/18/2018 at 13:43

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Randomly snapping spokes are an indication that the spokes weren’t properly tensioned. Hopefully, the crash didn’t damage the head tube. If the bearings were bad after the crash, there may be something worse going on in there. Same holds true for the crank and bottom bracket. I hope they replaced the bottom bracket when they put on the new crank. These are a common point of failure on mountain bikes since they are exposed to a lot of water. Even the “sealed” ones get wet and start to rust.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > TheRealBicycleBuck 04/18/2018 at 13:51

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will give the bike a good look over but everything felt fine riding it earlier

they replaced the lot bracketwise so i should be good there

thanks for all the info :)

Nom De Plume > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/18/2018 at 13:57

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I mean, unless you are doing serious DH (without any mountains) it should be fine. Even just carrying it for emergency use justifies owning one. The mtb world is a great place to find multipurpose tools.

Nom De Plume > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/18/2018 at 13:58

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That was a cheap shot. I’ve built my fair share of trails in the US and open spaces with good terrain are not in short supply.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Nom De Plume 04/18/2018 at 14:07

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thanks :)

aquila121 > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 04/18/2018 at 18:57

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Not trying to be judgmental here, but I thought you could get hit with a DUI for riding a bike while drunk—I’d curb that behavior, in the interest of cautiousness. Is it something that varies by state, maybe?

Wait, it now occurs to me that I’m not even sure what country you’re in; if this is not a legal concern where you reside, I apologize. It’s the fault of my own egocentrism.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > aquila121 04/18/2018 at 22:25

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can.... but it rarely happens over here

im in the netherlands and you really have to fuck up to get hit with a dui whilst cycling here... but it is possible

and yeah... i should curb that shit