What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!
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Chriso_29er
Eats Squid
Raced it with some mates and crashed it twice lol. But all in all a fun day on the bike 
ashes_mtb
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Legs were pretty sore from Thursday nights ride so decided last night there’d be no Sunday morning ride. Wake up at 5.15am and definitely not feeling it and decide to make breakfast and settle in to watch others ride on youtube.
Next thing I know is there’s a time jump and its 6.30am and I’m in a magical forrest with stairs and drops everywhere.
Riding solo I tell myself I should take it easy but I’m preparing for the Hardline Tasmania Invitation that’s inevitably coming in the mail and get a bit carried away. Take a drop I’ve always b-lined and bottom out front and rear for the first time in my life. Check the bike over given the noise and all looks good. Next smaller drop and there’s a smaller crack and suddenly the left crank is gone…
Hopefully just a bad dream and I wake up soon to a rideable bike.
@ozzybmx - no crashed to report this time
Next thing I know is there’s a time jump and its 6.30am and I’m in a magical forrest with stairs and drops everywhere.
Riding solo I tell myself I should take it easy but I’m preparing for the Hardline Tasmania Invitation that’s inevitably coming in the mail and get a bit carried away. Take a drop I’ve always b-lined and bottom out front and rear for the first time in my life. Check the bike over given the noise and all looks good. Next smaller drop and there’s a smaller crack and suddenly the left crank is gone…
Hopefully just a bad dream and I wake up soon to a rideable bike.
@ozzybmx - no crashed to report this time
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
Done the classic 'loose bolts on the LH crank-arm' trick? Or straight-Rampaged it and ripped it apart through it's very core...?Legs were pretty sore from Thursday nights ride so decided last night there’d be no Sunday morning ride. Wake up at 5.15am and definitely not feeling it and decide to make breakfast and settle in to watch others ride on youtube.
Next thing I know is there’s a time jump and its 6.30am and I’m in a magical forrest with stairs and drops everywhere.
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Riding solo I tell myself I should take it easy but I’m preparing for the Hardline Tasmania Invitation that’s inevitably coming in the mail and get a bit carried away. Take a drop I’ve always b-lined and bottom out front and rear for the first time in my life. Check the bike over given the noise and all looks good. Next smaller drop and there’s a smaller crack and suddenly the left crank is gone…
Hopefully just a bad dream and I wake up soon to a rideable bike.
@ozzybmx - no crashed to report this time
ashes_mtb
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Hard to be certain but bolts still feel tight and they’ve been on the bike for ages (with loctite). Splines on the crank arm are fucked now regardless.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
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pink poodle
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I hate to say it @ashes_mtb but I know a guy with the solution...
ashes_mtb
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*former. Reconsidering my freeride career now.#sendlord
Mattyp
Cows go boing
Here he is.
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I'm glad that I'm not the only one who uses the bolt and hammer technique. I find that if you swear at it enough it ends up straight eventually. Use a top cap as a guide
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pink poodle
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Reconsider no more! Free freeride goon life tutorials and mentoring with every crank purchase. You too can Huck to flat and live.
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wkkie
It's Not Easy Being Green
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Next smaller drop and there’s a smaller crack and suddenly the left crank is gone…
@ozzybmx - no crashed to report this time
Done the same thing a while back, though I am nearly sure I didn't tighten the 2 bolts.
The spindle is fine, just stripped about 50% of the crank arm splines. My cranks stayed on though with the plastic tensioner is still in place.
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Had to do some work on eldest kid's fork and only realised at school leaving time this morning that I'd somehow stuffed the re-install and the headset isn't turning properly Let him take the Paradox so he could get to school on time, received a message from him when he got there with 'this is a...
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Jabubu
"I did a lot of very fat people"
And back to front right?Pity you put them on the wrong ends...
Took the advice and took off my rotors and gave them a scrub ; they're not perfect but a lot better. Also gave the bike a wash and dry, lubed the chain though it probably needs replacing. Should last for a bit.
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