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  • The long, long walk of shame..
  • muddydwarf
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    First day on the mtb in ages, rode up over to Lee Quarry to have a play on something that won’t resemble a swamp and on my very first run of the day i managed to rip my rear mech into tiny pieces, taking out the spokes as well!

    It’s a long and uncomfortable walk back up over Rooley Moor in cycling shoes i tell you 🙁 £90 to repair it as well..

    highclimber
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    ouch! the games we play, eh?!

    kevj
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    Did a similar thing myself recently, mech buried itself into the spokes, snapping two of them.

    I was up particularly early that day and was still 8 mile from home so no other option other than to push.

    Two hours later and a 75quid repair bill.

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    muddydwarf
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    Oh well, at least i’m keeping a new shop busy!

    carlos
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    Had the same (ish) thing happen ages go over on Cutgate, ripped off he mech on a bush and took out 4 spokes, didn’t fancy walking so SS’ed the heckler and rode back to the car in Hope, NO way was I going to walk that far.

    Not a good day out when it goes like that

    muddydwarf
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    I couldn’t even SS it, the chain resembled a DNA double-helix!

    meehaja
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    I did that, in the Alps, having just ridden down into a valley and needing to get up and over to get back to the campsite! Long walk followed by epic freewheel downhill!

    brianh
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    Happened to me on a demo SB66 – rear mech snapped and went into spokes, adjusted chain to single speed and somehow managed to cycle back to base – not good 😥

    alpin
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    a bit like this?
    [video]http://vimeo.com/4069821[/video]

    teamhurtmore
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    +1 90 minute walk as well recently – and on a rel small twig?!!?

    belugabob
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    That ‘Naughty Boy’ video has to be the worst camera work I’ve ever seen – did anybody actually manage to ascertain where the chain ended up?

    Hold the camera still, FFS!

    rmacattack
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    That ‘Naughty Boy’ video has to be the worst camera work I’ve ever seen – did anybody actually manage to ascertain where the chain ended up?

    i feel dizzy

    breadcrumb
    Full Member

    I thought the Blair Witch had ropey camera work but that vid wa shocking!

    boltonjon
    Full Member

    And people laugh at me for carrying a spare mech in my backpak….

    jruk
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    At least it was a bit of kit, I bust my collarbone this morning. Out for a good few months. The ‘you bloody idiot’ looks from thr Mrs almost hurt as much.

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