Anybody else bent a cove handjob frame just knakered my second one in 12 months love the bike to bits but think i should maybe try another steel frame
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Anyone Else Broke A Handjob Frame ?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Nope - but this is a bit worrying. My Handjob doesn't get thrashed too much cause of my style riding. What were you doing?
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Any frame can be broken
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I have beerbelly, bust it on the seat tube. Thought about trying to fix it but haven't so far. Miss it TBH.
I am 14 stone though mate so thats my excuse.
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Just XC riding first time i hit a stump with the pedal and it twisted the back end second time some mud threw me off the trail into a tree over cannock chase and the down tube crumpled i wasnt going too fast on either occasion
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some mud threw me off the trail
MTFU
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So the second time the down tube hit the tree yeah? This can happen to any frame
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Suppose that could happen anytime, I have a wee tiny dink (no jokes) in my toptube from dropping mine, bugs me a wee bit but I know it is no great issue. Your appear to have just been unlucky.
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Seen two break, one in a bike-dog crash and another in "just riding along" style (under compression in a bombhole, no crash). Both folded downtube.
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Now I'm concerned
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Think you have to differentiate between the old and the new HJ.
I heard a few stories of the old one folding.Posted 2 years ago # -
No the front wheel hit the tree in one of those stupid comedy crashes and it just crumpled both were 08 frames
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yep, crash and down tube bent and split
was a while ago though, silverfish did me a new frame half pricePosted 2 years ago # -
Yes, but it was at 80mph and a Fabia drove over it.
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Maybe it was something to do with it being a singlespeed?
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I broke an old one. Folded the top tube somehow, JRA.
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Andywhit: "one in a bike-dog crash"
That was mine! And it was more than a bend in the downtube - it was more a concertina effect. 2 crumples in the downtube and 2 in the top tube.
To be fair to Cove, I was going fast, and am a big lad, and effectively drove the bike directly down into the ground with a lot of force.
Edit: I also got a half price replacement (newer model)
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Seen about 4 or 5 broken handjobs from my time in bike shops - usually the result of an impact - the first ones were highly butted making them lovely and sringy but with kind of a built in crumple zone. Are cove still doing a crash replacement thing?
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my old handjob was the nicest frame I ever rode.
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Mine too but they were really quite thin walled tubes with a lot of butting so not surprised to hear any of this
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I love my Handjob and if it breaks I'll cry!
I bought it second hand - will they do crash replacement on that?Mine's the same as Juan's and he does big ol' jumps on his. I don't, but weigh about 4 stone more than him. Who's is most likely to bust??
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Mine dented really easily just from stones flying up at Cwmcarn. It is one of the newer frames but its still really thin. I dont really know how much this has weakened it but it looks a bit worrying!
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Mine dented really easily just from stones flying up at Cwmcarn.
Ditto mine, but Spanish stones (known to be particularly dangerous to steel frames).
I don't worry about it at all though.
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It is quite worrying - i've never had a steel frame dent from stones! they are scary thin them handjobs.
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It is quite worrying - i've never had a steel frame dent from stones! they are scary thin them handjobs.
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I thought it sounded a bit fragile when I got it. I have never dented any of my other frames.
Its a shame as its a lovely ride but its sat unbuilt in the garage atm.Posted 2 years ago # -
No issues with mine, had a few crashes too, over the bars n all that stuff.
The frame does sound kinda liek alloy when you flick a tube with yer finger though, must be the thinness of the tubes
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I did but just the smallest of cracks but I was dropping steps to flat. Not really designed for that I suppose.
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