Mr. Coffee
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Crank arm broke: about two miles:
Bellingham has an annual relay race called Ski to Sea (cancelled 2 years during the pandemic). It starts on Mt. Baker with cross country skiing, then downhill skiing, followed by running down the mountain (a killer on knees); runners hand off to road bikers (28 miles), then to river canoers (about 15 miles), then mountain bikes (not in the mountains though, as the mountains are inconveniently located), then to sea kayakers on Bellingham Bay (which is the leg I used to do).Crank arm broke: about two miles:
I've done the cross-country leg about a half-dozen times over the last thirty years. It is a lot of fun because it basically is rollerball on skinny skis.Bellingham has an annual relay race called Ski to Sea (cancelled 2 years during the pandemic). It starts on Mt. Baker with cross country skiing, then downhill skiing, followed by running down the mountain (a killer on knees); runners hand off to road bikers (28 miles), then to river canoers (about 15 miles), then mountain bikes (not in the mountains though, as the mountains are inconveniently located), then to sea kayakers on Bellingham Bay (which is the leg I used to do).
During one race, my mountain biker was delayed--to my annoyance-- as he broke a crank early on, and had to run the bike several miles; I also heard of a woman whose saddle post broke off, and she had to ride without a saddle for the whole leg. Personally, I have not suffered such a disaster on my ebike, but I figure it's got to happen sooner or later. I carry some tools, but not enough to rebuild the bike.
ya but change a rear flat on rear hub motor in the wild!It's interesting to note that a few of these incidents wouldn't have happened if it had been a rear hub drive bike.
Bears and squirrels, oh my!ya but change a rear flat on rear hub motor in the wild!
Not sure I would even want to change a rear flat on my mid drive in the wild...ya but change a rear flat on rear hub motor in the wild!
I'm pretty sure I wouldn't just curl up and die if I got a rear flat out in the wild. You just fix the damned flat and keep riding.Not sure I would even want to change a rear flat on my mid drive in the wild...
why not its like any other bike. if you cant fix a flat on the road your going to have issues.Not sure I would even want to change a rear flat on my mid drive in the wild...
I have seen homes ride without even the tire.I did about 12 on a flat.. Amazingly no rim or tire damage... but that was pre_ebike.
thats when you need to carry spare wheelsYou may ride out as much prepared as you like and still there is a chance for the walk of shame...
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I was lucky as the Vado rear wheel held till the end of the ride. It is at LBS now awaiting spoke replacement and truing.
Okay, this is dam brilliant, and I won't forget this tip. Crazy part is, I have a quick link and a chain breaker in my seat tool kit, already had removed the derailleur, but never thought about this tip. I probably could of continued my black diamond single track ride instead of pushing the brick up the hills and riding down the hills!This is a bit late but it might save someone a long walk in the future. If you bust your derailleur, break the chain, remove it from around the derailleur, feed it over a middle cog, remove excess chain, reconnect and ride it like a fixie. You only have that single gear but it would at least allow you to ride home. You live and learn, i suppose.
Walk of shame? 3 miles, after going on an unintended ride without any equipment, i got a flat, stuffed the rim with grass and plodded back.
Bulls Monster EFS, during chain service I switched out to a slightly smaller chainring for more climbing torque,What kind of eBike did you blow up the XT derailleur on and how did you do it??
I was referring to the reports of chain, crank and derailleur problems.ya but change a rear flat on rear hub motor in the wild!
I read about someone having a breakdown and being glad that he had a cell phone (and service) and an ubber account in place. Seems like a good idea so long as the bike fits in the vehicle. Most of my rides are more than 20 miles out and so the odds of having a problem 10 miles from my SUV is greater than I want to deal with and this includes a flat rear tire with the rear hub drive. This is why I find a mid-drive bike to be very appealing.Well that was about as much fun as going to the dentist! Had to push my ebike back roughly 8 miles after I blew up the XT derailleur. Like pushing a brick without the power, and here I thought peddling back without juice was tough.
What's the longest you been stranded and had to push your steed back?