Glad to hear there was no damage to the rider! On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 10:29 PM, Tom Harrop <[email protected]> wrote:
> The weather is really nice here at the moment, after a cold spell it's > been in the low 20s (Celsius) for about a week, so we went for a ride > through the forests outside Cologne yesterday. Because of the season the > (mostly unpaved) paths are all covered in leaves and it's impossible to see > what you're riding on a lot of the time. > > GF stopped suddenly and when I went to see what was up, she had been the > victim of chain suck, but ABOVE the chainstay rather than below it. Closer > inspection revealed that she had flicked up a stick, which got jammed > between the cassette and the spokes, instantly converting her Homer into a > fixed gear. So when she tried to freewheel, the chain had been pushed > forward and the slack at the top got caught by the tyre and pulled into the > gap between tyre and chainstay. No serious damage done, I'm yet to remove > the wheel and inspect the inner chainstay but I expect there will be some > minor paint scratching. Wheel is fine. > > Just thought I'd share this, since it seems like a low-probability way to > have a breakdown. See the pic below, sorry about the quality... > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/KpdbDbusvWgJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** "Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it." -*Mark Twain* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
