[DirtMcGirk]

So I guess I came up short on a rock gap today...

Smashed the bash guard hard enough to have it crack in six places, and then start to disintegrate as I rode on it. It was rad. Cut my day short by a couple hours. I didn't think these things could die. Did I miss something?

 

[Bicyclist]

At least you didn't mess up your chain/ring/cranks/guide/ISCG mounts I guess. You know the bash is doing its job!

 

[eaterofdog]

 

[Pesqueeb]

Did I miss something?

The transition?

 

[gonefirefightin]

your yellow zip ties clash, big time buzz kill

 

[nelsonjm]

Is that one of the bash guards with the metal inserts where the bash guard bolts to the crank? If not I bet you over-tightened the bolts against the plastic and that played a part in it breaking.

Glad you and nothing else was injured.

 

[HAB]

Is that one of the bash guards with the metal inserts where the bash guard bolts to the crank? If not I bet you over-tightened the bolts against the plastic and that played a part in it breaking.

Glad you and nothing else was injured.

No. e-13 ships them with some big ass washers to put under the bolts though. Not saying you're wrong, but you'd really need to crank down to crack one of those things.

 

[greenhood]

Did that happen at northstar? If so, what trail?

 

[DirtyMike]

The transition?

I cant stop laughing at that one.
Dirt, you got owned here

Is that one of the bash guards with the metal inserts where the bash guard bolts to the crank? If not I bet you over-tightened the bolts against the plastic and that played a part in it breaking.

Glad you and nothing else was injured.

No. e-13 ships them with some big ass washers to put under the bolts though. Not saying you're wrong, but you'd really need to crank down to crack one of those things.

I have cracked a few of them by overtightening them just like that. Bad part is you cant see the litle micro cracks you make in it till yiou smack something. I have taken to torqueing everything I possible can to specs, even chainring bolts



Oh yeah, this is what it looks like when it really goes bad

 

[X3pilot]

The transition?

 

[Sandwich]

Too bad you don't have a second bike....

 

[Total Heckler]

OMG look at that bent top tube!

Oh wait, just ugly. Nevermind.



Glad you made it out alright. What she sh!t did you case at N*?

DirtyMike, ouch. What happened?

 

[IH8Rice]

Oh yeah, this is what it looks like when it really goes bad

having no air conditioning?

 

[mandown]

too-tight-bolts FTF

 

[Secret Squirrel]

So I guess I came up short on a rock gap today...

Smashed the bash guard hard enough to have it crack in six places, and then start to disintegrate as I rode on it. It was rad. Cut my day short by a couple hours. I didn't think these things could die. Did I miss something?

I smashed my e-thirteen guard into a nasty rock section a few years ago. But it only broke in two places...held together until I took it off...

I got another one and went to put it on, but I had bent the spider on my holzfellers....doh.

 

[Leppah]

having no air conditioning?

You need to borrow my glasses. He's clearly missing his left leg.

 

[mandown]

and he has a wooden hand.

 

[IH8Rice]

You need to borrow my glasses. He's clearly missing his left leg.

the dog looks guilty

 

[DirtyMike]

.......DirtyMike, ouch. What happened?

All in the, Severly bruised Femur, Bruised tibia, torn lateral Miniscus.

All in teh chest, four cracked ribs underneath right arm, fracture in the sternum.

Happening, woodward west, finish line, small kicker, too much speed, too far back on the bike. It was effing spectacluar.

Three MRI's later, Meniscus is healing well, Tibia is better, but the Femur is healing slowly. Doc says I will have pain for about a year. I can ride, just cant stand up and mash teh pedals yet and cornering is off from limited twisting of the knee.

having no air conditioning?

I do now, we just got it fixed for 1700!!!!! Damn its sooo worth it.

 

[DirtMcGirk]

All of the sudden my fall doesn't seem that bad...

 

[J_B]

Too funny. I saw a piece of white E13 bashguard at the start of Gypsy. That must've been you at the bottom of the lift wearing the Team Fat Guy?? jersey and friggin' dirty.

 

[DirtMcGirk]

Too funny. I saw a piece of white E13 bashguard at the start of Gypsy. That must've been you at the bottom of the lift wearing the Team Fat Guy?? jersey and friggin' dirty.

Yea, that was me missing a chunk of a bash guard and wearing my Team Fat Kids jersey. It was a rough day.

 

[Racebike]

The transition?

Ha! Rep added.

 

[Leppah]

Are GIANT bikes the trendy bike to have around N*? When i went out there last week, it seemed like every third bike was a Giant.

 

[-dustin]

so at big races...WCs, Nat. Cs, etc...

do wrenches installing E13 bashguards use torque wrenches? just curious.

or has the design changed? if so, what about back in the day...the OG bashguards...did wrenches at pro level races use torque wrenches when at a race site?

 

[Bicyclist]

so at big races...WCs, Nat. Cs, etc...

do wrenches installing E13 bashguards use torque wrenches? just curious.

or has the design changed? if so, what about back in the day...the OG bashguards...did wrenches at pro level races use torque wrenches when at a race site?

Pretty sure when I bought my first e.13 at Big Bear 5 or so years ago, they didn't use a torque wrench on mine when I needed help installing it.

Are GIANT bikes the trendy bike to have around N*? When i went out there last week, it seemed like every third bike was a Giant.

They rent lots of Giants there.

 

[DirtyMike]

Are GIANT bikes the trendy bike to have around N*? When i went out there last week, it seemed like every third bike was a Giant.

Giants are ALOT of bike for the money, you see alot of them everywhere

so at big races...WCs, Nat. Cs, etc...

do wrenches installing E13 bashguards use torque wrenches? just curious.

or has the design changed? if so, what about back in the day...the OG bashguards...did wrenches at pro level races use torque wrenches when at a race site?

I always did/do when I am running tech support, I know most others do not. It rally blows me away that more people do not use torque wrenchs, its not like it takes any longer