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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:39 pm Post subject: Another busted crank :evil: |
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Out of the saddle this morning going up Springfield Road (in Chelmsford) when my crank broke. Down I go and hit the deck with a big gash in my leg where the end of the crank cut it (you can still see some flesh and hairs on it )
Carted off to A&E where they stitched it (9 stitches) and dressed the grazes and just got home, courtesy of a club mate who works in Chelmsford (cheers Rich). _________________ Bally: Putting the @rse into Grass.
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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sorry to hear about that. hope u get well soon. but interested to hear about the make, age etc. of said crank... |
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Bally Div 2 Pro
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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Old Campag Nuovo Record Pista.
Was used for grass track only for many years but have been commuting on it on and off this last year. _________________ Bally: Putting the @rse into Grass.
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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Bally wrote: |
Old Campag Nuovo Record Pista.
Was used for grass track only for many years but have been commuting on it on and off this last year. |
That must ~ 20 years old at least? _________________ www.kentonrc.co.uk |
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Bally Div 2 Pro
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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Des wrote: |
Bally wrote: |
Old Campag Nuovo Record Pista.
Was used for grass track only for many years but have been commuting on it on and off this last year. |
That must ~ 20 years old at least? |
Much older than that !
Was only reserved for racing though and wasn't used at all for 10 years or so.
It looked in very good condition. _________________ Bally: Putting the @rse into Grass.
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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Bally wrote: |
Des wrote: |
Bally wrote: |
Old Campag Nuovo Record Pista.
Was used for grass track only for many years but have been commuting on it on and off this last year. |
That must ~ 20 years old at least? |
Much older than that !
Was only reserved for racing though and wasn't used at all for 10 years or so.
It looked in very good condition. |
Same thing happened to me some years ago, again Campag -- so old it had a 44 minimum.
I change cranksets every so often now. _________________ "For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." H. L. Mencken
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:36 am Post subject: |
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It's probably the 11th crank I've broken now ![Confused](images/smiles/icon_confused.gif) _________________ Bally: Putting the @rse into Grass.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry to hear that Andy, get well soon, from me and Daphne. _________________ As Chris Carmichael would say in his training manual "What would Lance do?". Now we know! |
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:57 am Post subject: |
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maryhinge wrote: |
Sorry to hear that Andy, get well soon, from me and Daphne. |
Cheers.
Most bandages are off, just one on my hand and a dressing over the stitches left.
New chainset ordered! (Miche Advance). Also ordered a new one for my geared bike (Shimano 105) as that one's probably 6 years old now and had a lot of use. _________________ Bally: Putting the @rse into Grass.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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Bally wrote: |
It's probably the 11th crank I've broken now ![Confused](images/smiles/icon_confused.gif) |
sounds like one of 2 reasons;
1 - you are fatter than Rich Hill
2 - too tight to buy new equipment. I mean, a Nuovo record crank. I've got 2 Record-C cranksets in me garage. Love the look of them, but way too scared to used them _________________ wishing my bike fitted as badly as Rich Hill's ... |
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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colinpeerman wrote: |
Bally wrote: |
It's probably the 11th crank I've broken now ![Confused](images/smiles/icon_confused.gif) |
sounds like one of 2 reasons;
1 - you are fatter than Rich Hill
2 - too tight to buy new equipment. I mean, a Nuovo record crank. I've got 2 Record-C cranksets in me garage. Love the look of them, but way too scared to used them |
No one's fatter than Rich Hill - not even me
The cranks I've broken have been of varying ages, from a couple of years old upwards with varying amounts of use.
But perhaps your're right - I do need to change them more regularly (see above) but you have something lying around and think that will do! _________________ Bally: Putting the @rse into Grass.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Bally wrote: |
colinpeerman wrote: |
Bally wrote: |
It's probably the 11th crank I've broken now ![Confused](images/smiles/icon_confused.gif) |
sounds like one of 2 reasons;
1 - you are fatter than Rich Hill
2 - too tight to buy new equipment. I mean, a Nuovo record crank. I've got 2 Record-C cranksets in me garage. Love the look of them, but way too scared to used them |
No one's fatter than Rich Hill - not even me
The cranks I've broken have been of varying ages, from a couple of years old upwards with varying amounts of use.
But perhaps your're right - I do need to change them more regularly (see above) but you have something lying around and think that will do! |
Odge has old 'bingo' mags from 1980 lying around, but he knows their structural integrity may have changed since manufacture ... ![Wink](images/smiles/icon_wink.gif) _________________ wishing my bike fitted as badly as Rich Hill's ... |
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Guess what
The chainset I bought to replace the one I broke a year ago broke tonight
The crank (Miche Advance) snapped across the pedal spindle sending me to the deck on my @rse
Right buttock's really sore and stiff and I've got the LVRC Track Champs this weekend.
Only bright side - White Van Man stopped to see if I was alright and gave me a lift home. _________________ Bally: Putting the @rse into Grass.
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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I think I have broken five cranks over the last 24 years, three being Stronglight 49D and two being TA, all being on the commuting bike(s) on which I use older kit. Strangely enough two of these failures were on the same hill as where I snapped my old RRA frame in 2007 (going past Wood Green bus garage) . Thankfully on each occasion I stayed upright. _________________ John McClelland's victory in the motor paced event with Derek Marloe on the derny was a thing of beauty (Oldmanof) |
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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I've never broken a crank, and mine are all made of glass. ![Cool](images/smiles/icon_cool.gif) _________________ "Well done, you are 100% absolutely without a shadow of a doubt spot-bollock-on correct." - Tucker
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Billy Boy wrote: |
I've never broken a crank, and mine are all made of glass. ![Cool](images/smiles/icon_cool.gif) |
Perhaps the mileage is too little to cause much stress ![Wink](images/smiles/icon_wink.gif) _________________ John McClelland's victory in the motor paced event with Derek Marloe on the derny was a thing of beauty (Oldmanof) |
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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John McC wrote: |
Billy Boy wrote: |
I've never broken a crank, and mine are all made of glass. ![Cool](images/smiles/icon_cool.gif) |
Perhaps the mileage is too little to cause much stress ![Wink](images/smiles/icon_wink.gif) |
There's no perhaps about it. _________________ "Well done, you are 100% absolutely without a shadow of a doubt spot-bollock-on correct." - Tucker
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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I've got an old TA set you can borrow then. Everyone needs to experience a broken crank before they become real cyclists ![Surprised](images/smiles/icon_surprised.gif) _________________ John McClelland's victory in the motor paced event with Derek Marloe on the derny was a thing of beauty (Oldmanof) |
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:21 am Post subject: |
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So what do I replace it with - Campag, Sugino 75, something else? _________________ Bally: Putting the @rse into Grass.
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:23 am Post subject: |
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Bally wrote: |
So what do I replace it with - Campag, Sugino 75, something else? |
Gods telling you to drive to work _________________ World Masters Drive HillClimb For Taureans Category C Champion 2013.
I'm a qualified coach. |
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