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Uphill parts failures

Zark

Zark

Hey little girl, do you want some candy?
Oct 18, 2001
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My friend Vince is the king of killing parts while climbing. I've seen him break a handlebar and a seatpost going uphill. Yesterday he snapped a Race Face Next LP crank in half:eek: I couldn't freakin believe it, Practically no one breaks cranks clean in half, even fewer uphill I imagine.

So is Vince a parts-killing freak of nature or do some of you monkeys have similar skills?:D He's not heavy either, under 200lbs.
 
bikenweed

bikenweed

Turbo Monkey
Oct 21, 2004
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Los Osos
I broke an old Alivio crank in half going up hill as well. You could tell that there was a fracture in the aluminum, as there was a bunch of discoloration inside. Other broken parts from going uphill: Seats, deraillures, chains, cassettes, hubs, pedals, chainrings, and tires have worn out.

Up hill crashes, however, are amazing. Don't let it happen to you, be sure to proceed up the trail slowly and carefully.
 
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richcreek

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i have the same problem, blew a BB in half going up hill, stripped crank bolts, bent chainrings, got the derailer turned a full 180 degs untill upside down, broke spokes and more. tell him not to feel to bad it happens to the best of us
 
PatBranch

PatBranch

Turbo Monkey
Sep 24, 2004
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wine country
I haven't broken anything climbing, but I tend to fall more climbing or walking my bike. I was riding a trail in SLO, and I came up to a climb with big rocks. All of a sudden, while climbing, I had rolled down into a bush down off the side of the trail.

My friend and I joke about how dangerous it is walking as apposed to riding, becasue I can be a little clumsy when i'm off a bike.

edit: I forgot about the chain that I broke a while ago.
 
Zark

Zark

Hey little girl, do you want some candy?
Oct 18, 2001
6,254
7
Reno 911
bikenweed said:
Up hill crashes, however, are amazing.
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I know all too well. Try explaining how you got whiplash crashing uphill:D

Chains are the only thing I've fried partswise on the climb.
 
J

JRB

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Wumpus has the best uphill crash to date, that I have seen. It was nice. He used 6" of travel flippin' over the bars on a root. hahahaha
 
bikenweed

bikenweed

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Oct 21, 2004
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Los Osos
mtnbrider said:
I haven't broken anything climbing, but I tend to fall more climbing or walking my bike. I was riding a trail in SLO, and I came up to a climb with big rocks. All of a sudden, while climbing, I had rolled down into a bush down off the side of the trail.

My friend and I joke about how dangerous it is walking as apposed to riding, becasue I can be a little clumsy when i'm off a bike.

edit: I forgot about the chain that I broke a while ago.
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What trail in SLO did you crash going up?

I've crashed on most.
 
PatBranch

PatBranch

Turbo Monkey
Sep 24, 2004
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wine country
bikenweed said:
What trail in SLO did you crash going up?

I've crashed on most.
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r
It was on morning glory. It think it was like near the middle -to the bottom of the hill. It's like 8-15' climb with a big square rock.
 
J

JRB

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SkaredShtles said:
I've never broken anything climbing.........

Of course I'm smooooooooooooove. :cool:
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uhm - you broke about 8" off of each leg of your shorts one day, it seemed. Please tell us they fell off on your way up the hill.
 
lux

lux

Monkey
Mar 25, 2004
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I wonder if I were to leave RM for a few years and then come back -- you think folks'll still be talking about SS's hotpants? :rofl:

Oh, and I snapped my handi-dandy ho-made half-link on my first single speed hammering up a hill. Then my knee hammered into the stem. It hurt my feelings.
 
James

James

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Sep 11, 2001
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I cracked the sole of my almost new Nike shoes a while back. I forget what they were called, but they were the super-nice, Italian-made, $200 ones. No warranty either, bastards!
Then a week later I cracked the other sole. Sidis for me now...
 
J

JRB

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Wumpus said:
I snapped the end off my bars while I was holding the barend. Could have been the two hard crashes the week before.

and a seatpost.
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That's not really going uphill. :think:
 
Wumpus

Wumpus

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Dec 25, 2003
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loco said:
That's not really going uphill. :think:
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I'm not talking about the handlebar that broke from corrosion when the bike fell over in the garage. This one was on the little uphill after you come down the top two switchbacks on Cali.
 
J

JRB

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Wumpus said:
I'm not talking about the handlebar that broke from corrosion when the bike fell over in the garage. This one was on the little uphill after you come down the top two switchbacks on Cali.
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ugh - that sucks. I don't remember.

Wait - yeah I do.
 
black noise

black noise

Turbo Monkey
Dec 31, 2004
1,032
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Santa Cruz
My dad was climbing that big hill at the Sea Otter and ripped his Shimano XT derraileur in half.

I've worn a bunch of parts out, but never any catastrophic failures. On my fixed gear I popped 2 teeth off the chainring climbing with a trailer but that's all.
 
bomberboy11

bomberboy11

Monkey
Jul 15, 2005
665
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At a computer...duh
Here goes:

Crank (3)
BB (1)
Chain (1)
Rear Hub (2)
Spoke (3 - stripped out of nipple)
Stem (Azonic shorty believe it or not)
Handlebar (1 - bent)
Seat (2)
Seatpost (2 - separate incidents from the seat failures)
Rear derailler (1)
BB bearings (numerous)
Headset (1)

In defense of the bike(s), a lot of the parts that broke were kinda cheap-o parts that came on stock '04 Rockhopper Comps and took a while to break, but a couple didn't take long, like the hubs and cranks. This may be a small part of the reason I only ride downhill now for the most part.
 
B

blue

boob hater
Jan 24, 2004
10,160
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california
Fancypants new XT cassette (not meh fault!), XTR chain, a few chainrings, Time ATAC pedal...The chain and the rings were my fault...
 
J

JRogers

talks too much
Mar 19, 2002
3,785
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Claremont, CA
Just James said:
I cracked the sole of my almost new Nike shoes a while back. I forget what they were called, but they were the super-nice, Italian-made, $200 ones. No warranty either, bastards!
Then a week later I cracked the other sole. Sidis for me now...
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Hey, that happened to me as well. I had a pair of Nike Ligures (180 or so retail, I think...carbon sole...Italian made...). The carbon broke and the cleat punched through the sole. 'Course that was after about 2 years of use (raced DH with them too...)...and I got them for free....


Anyway, the only thing I've broken on the uphill is chains. Once I was on my road bike and hit a steep climb as hard as I could. I shifted right at the start and the chain went into the spokes and broke a few...so I guess I broke some spokes once...
 
J

JRogers

talks too much
Mar 19, 2002
3,785
1
Claremont, CA
bomberboy11 said:
Here goes:

Crank (3)
BB (1)
Chain (1)
Rear Hub (2)
Spoke (3 - stripped out of nipple)
Stem (Azonic shorty believe it or not)
Handlebar (1 - bent)
Seat (2)
Seatpost (2 - separate incidents from the seat failures)
Rear derailler (1)
BB bearings (numerous)
Headset (1)

In defense of the bike(s), a lot of the parts that broke were kinda cheap-o parts that came on stock '04 Rockhopper Comps and took a while to break, but a couple didn't take long, like the hubs and cranks. This may be a small part of the reason I only ride downhill now for the most part.
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This is all from UPHILL riding? Hmmm?

This is why you ride downhill? That's a laugh for me. I don't do crap to maintain my CX or trail bikes but on the DH bike crap is always breaking, coming loose etc.
 
bikenweed

bikenweed

Turbo Monkey
Oct 21, 2004
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Los Osos
mtnbrider said:
r
It was on morning glory. It think it was like near the middle -to the bottom of the hill. It's like 8-15' climb with a big square rock.
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I know that climb well, I've broken chains, sliced knees, and gotten flat tires riding up that thing. Not big or hard, but just a pain in the ass. I'd pay money to ride Morning Glory right now, such a fun trail. I think I learn something new everytime I ride that trail.
 
Biscuit

Biscuit

Turbo Monkey
Feb 12, 2003
1,768
1
Pleasant Hill, CA
bikenweed said:
I know that climb well, I've broken chains, sliced knees, and gotten flat tires riding up that thing. Not big or hard, but just a pain in the ass. I'd pay money to ride Morning Glory right now, such a fun trail. I think I learn something new everytime I ride that trail.
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HaHa Suckerrrr! I rode it this weekend!

The "old men" I ride with up here needed a guide for an SB trip, so I tagged along. We rode Tunnel (once), Cold Springs (three times), Romero (once), Tower (once... with old men complaining the whole way up... and down...), and Morning glory (once) to finish it off.

I tell ya, after a weekend in SB, then Tower, Morning Glory is just that much more fun. Litterally couldn't go fast enough. Traction was probably the best I've ever seen on that trail, which is pretty good considering I lived there for five years.
 
bomberboy11

bomberboy11

Monkey
Jul 15, 2005
665
0
At a computer...duh
JRogers said:
This is all from UPHILL riding? Hmmm?

This is why you ride downhill? That's a laugh for me. I don't do crap to maintain my CX or trail bikes but on the DH bike crap is always breaking, coming loose etc.
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Lightweight XC parts (on not the highest end bike as I mentioned) vs. burly non-lightweight DH parts. I'm always maintaining my DH bike in terms of tuning it, and I still do break things, but not nearly as often as I did with XC.
 
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