Stop being so pusillanimous. Bin the fucker.
Do you mean exclusively steal alloys or has there also been trouble with aluminium alloys?the only components that have cracked/ let go on me have been alloy or steel.
Might have to hit up my old final year project thesis and brush up on vibration mechanics lol.I bet you probably could, and would it make them any worse to ride? Probably not. It's a case of selecting the correct density though..
I see a trip to Bunnings in your future!
Dildo engineering?Might have to hit up my old final year project thesis and brush up on vibration mechanics lol.
Depending on the girth, might have the right power spectral density.Dildo engineering?
Have cracked one set of (aluminium) alloy cranks, three alloy frames, and one steel frame. Frames were from commuting, alloy cranks were on the MTB, and let go without warning when I put the power down.Do you mean exclusively steal alloys or has there also been trouble with aluminium alloys?
If I was being less timid, I’d just keep riding them!Stop being so pusillanimous. Bin the fucker.
Go back to the bronze age!Steel is an alloy.
For the metallurgists amongst us I have cracked one set of 6061-T6 alloy cranks, three 6061-T6 alloy frames, and one Reynolds 531 Cromo Steel frame. In addition now I think about it I should also add some Mavic rims (they apparently use a proprietorial alloy called Maxtal which I assume is similar to 6061) which cracked on the sidewall, plus some other generic OEM Orbea rims around the spoke holes which were likely 6061 or some derivative.Steel is an alloy.
I'm not sure what Giant uses but I can easily see how a crack might propagate from a deep scratch over time and end with a fatal break.Giant bars too I assume?
Anything Giant needs to go.
They were. What’s wrong with Giant stuff...? They make their own carbon, didn’t think anyone was dissing their carbon manufacturing nous these days.Giant bars too I assume?
Anything Giant needs to go.
Apart from medium and large framed AnthemsThey were. What’s wrong with Giant stuff...? They make their own carbon, didn’t think anyone was dissing their carbon manufacturing nous these days.
Guess I didn’t ride either of my medium Anthems hard enough..Apart from medium and large framed Anthems
There's a question nobody needed to ask!Guess I didn’t ride either of my medium Anthems hard enough..
But no issues with bronze alloys?For the metallurgists amongst us I have cracked one set of 6061-T6 alloy cranks, three 6061-T6 alloy frames, and one Reynolds 531 Cromo Steel frame. In addition now I think about it I should also add some Mavic rims (they apparently use a proprietorial alloy called Maxtal which I assume is similar to 6061) which cracked on the sidewall, plus some other generic OEM Orbea rims around the spoke holes which were likely 6061 or some derivative.
Or - I’m not a lard arse and know how to not abuse a bike...?There's a question nobody needed to ask!
+1. I doubt anyone here would say it was all good to use, and then have it on their conscience when your carbon bars fail horribly. and on a sketchy trail.Rule of thumb. If you have to ask if something is too damaged to use, it is.