I’m just over here hungry for pretzels.
Seriously though, glad you’re ok, and I’m sorry about your Sam’s hanger. I’m sure it’ll be up and running strong again soon. On Jul 23, 2023, at 6:57 PM, Eric Marth <ericma...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, Jim. Just a bit of my own patented brand of sarcasm ;)
The damage is waaay out of proportion to the fall.
On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 5:57:30 PM UTC-4 J J wrote:
Wow... the most important thing is that you're fine, Eric. The bike stuff is "just" bike stuff, repairable or replaceable.
I saw your subject line and glanced at the pic before reading your story, and at first I thought, "dang, did he get that thing to actually work?!?"
Dustin: To answer your question, hell no!
Ted: Gonna text the frame builder I know tomorrow.
Jared: Thanks! I'll share again when I have some updates.
On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 4:01:11 PM UTC-4 jaredwilson wrote:
Yikes, that looks like a mess!
Glad you're okay and it's now another part of that Sam's history.
Looking forward to seeing your repair updates.
jared
Wow, I’m glad to hear that it was only a minor tumble, but I’m sorry to hear about the derailler… again. That’s quite the pretzel you’ve made, though! I’m not sure I’ve seen such, save for deraillers that went through a far more severe crash.
I might be crazy, but restoring a busted up mech like that actually sounds like it would be a fun challenge. Hope the hanger can be fixed with minimal fuss but I think you may be right, a frame builder might be needed here. It always baffled me that Riv didn’t adopt replaceable hangers at some point along the line.
Eric,
Sorry to hear about your misadventure. Thanks for the photo of the pretzel. Did the photo you originally pulled over to take turn out to be worth it?
Dustin in VA Hey gang — I was out for a Sunday ride and stopped to take a picture. I rolled to the side of the road and did not see the culvert, hidden with fresh grass clippings. I tumbled over at low speed. I'm fine!
When I stood up I noticed my drive-side bar end shifter had rotated 90º. And my derailer hanger and the derailer were bent. I spun the crank while off the bike and it seemed to move okay so I thought I'd give it a go as a single speed.
I pedaled for a few strokes, then nudged the shifter. It was at that time the derailer turned upside down and inside out, bending into the spokes and throwing the chain. It was really fun!
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This is my Hillborne, my most-ridden bike. I'll see if the hanger can be bent but I have a feeling it will require some work from a frame builder. That's a Suntour Cyclone. Fortunately I have five of them (including this one). You might recall the cage tension spring in my previous Cyclone recently failed. This is one of the replacements I picked up. It was in excellent shape but now it's going to the salvage bin.
While I was waiting for a ride four people stopped to ask if they could help me. One was a cyclist who said "You need anything?" I replied "I need derailer hanger, a rear mech and a welding torch!"
Hope your weekend rides weren't so mechanically eventful.
Eric
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