Jesus what a ball ache
inserting photo into forum....fail!
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mended. The photo that is not the frame
What happened?
Ooops! Would never of happened on the old Heckler I tell you.
steve_b77:
Putting big chainring on the right way round FAIL!
NewRetroTom - Member
steve_b77:
Putting big chainring on the right way round FAIL!
Not my bike - accusation FAIL ❗ 
Cheers Steve, New Retro Tom your more than welcome to try and fit the big ring round the other way!
Took her over the Knarly all mountains of the Forest of Dean! heard a big snap noise in the car park; which I think was the swing arm bolt shearin and the rest is what you see before you.
Should the Race face logo face inward on the big ring on Atlas cranks Tom? Piss take FAIL?
Putting big chainring on the right way round FAIL!
It's on the right way ROUND, but the tab should be behind the crank.
Criticism FAIL! 😉
Never been changed from new Race face assembly line fail!
indeedy, the pin should be behind the crankarm, but the chainring is on the right way.
Intereresting crack/failure though
The rings not round the wrong way but the post that pokes out from the ring should line up with the crank to stop the chain getting jammed between the ring and the crank although that would appear to be the least of your problems
It dont matter where the pin is when the frames lying in the bottom of a skip!
The Tall Man - Member
It dont matter where the pin is when the frames lying in the bottom of a skip!
Very true!
Never has a broken bike thread amused me so. er, FAIL!
I knew those silly curvy swingarms were a bad idea.
Be very intrested to see if any other Heckler 07 on owners have had similar problems. Two swing arm bolt heads snapped off in the frame prior to this incident.
Could be just me though, perhaps I need to lay off the Stella.
Literal lol at all the fail.
well next time you'll use a bash ring...
Oh hang on a minute...
Oh well never mind, put it on ebay some mug will buy it!
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Ooops! Would never of happened on the old Heckler I tell you
Managed to crack my downtube all the way round on my 2006 Heckler (old style). Didn't complain or make any noise, the only way I picked up on it was that when powering up over the rocky slabs on the final descent of the ClimachX trail the bike felt like the rear wheel was trying to pull out of the drop outs. Held together for the blast down the final descent though :o). No real reason for it to go where it did, near where the swing arm attaches, but LBS reckoned it may have just been fatigue as I was riding it 3-5 times a week and 15-50 miles a go.
My back end hasnt broke yet. Had a new front end though as the BB ripped out & stripped off the threads, replaced under warranty.
Post up when you hear back from Jungle.
kaesae your next spraycan tuning job has arrived.....
[i]Ooops! Would never of happened on the old Heckler I tell you[/i]
You're not wrong, they used to fail on the seat tube...
No real reason for it to go where it did, near where the swing arm attaches, but LBS reckoned it may have just been fatigue as I was riding it 3-5 times a week and 15-50 miles a go.
Uh pivot points can be under a lot of stress, and there are bottle mounts there too...
Has the seat tube failed as well 😕
When I catch up with the six year old that welded it in vietnam, me and him are gonna have words 👿
Thats your issue, every man and his dog knows six year old Vietnamees shoudl only be allowed to weld Apollo frames, it's the 7yr olds that do boutique American ones, duh!!
Sweat shop production line EPIC fail 😆
Ooops! Would never of happened on the old Heckler I tell youManaged to crack my downtube all the way round on my 2006 Heckler (old style). Didn't complain or make any noise, the only way I picked up on it was that when powering up over the rocky slabs on the final descent of the ClimachX trail the bike felt like the rear wheel was trying to pull out of the drop outs. Held together for the blast down the final descent though :o). No real reason for it to go where it did, near where the swing arm attaches, but LBS reckoned it may have just been fatigue as I was riding it 3-5 times a week and 15-50 miles a go.
Mine went in exactly the same place. It was after 1.5 seasons of guiding in the Alps on it, so I've just put it down to fatigue as well.
Mine's fine but I just float over stuff and am dead skinny and that 😛
Winnie's will last forever if he avoids road riding on it!
Funny my rocky is still going strong after hummm 8 years of riding, even though it got 3 years of less riding it did got a lot of riding in the alps too (for the first 3 years and the last year).
Yeah but you only weigh 27lbs. Hardly going to stress the bike is it?
Oh, and LOL!!! @ Bigyinn.
Heckler Fail Update.
Just received a call from the bike shop, swing arm has been replaced under warranty and the old girls good to go! Three days turn around; fair play to Worcester cycles!
Happy days 😀
I would be peeved off yo think that fatigue may cause it, I have hammered the life out of lightweight alu hardtails and never had a fail... would expect more from a full bouncer.
That said I do have a santa cruz... must keep an eye on it, however I am confident the boy that welded mine was at least 10 years old 🙂
I've snapped the head off one of the the swingarm bearing pinch bolts on my 07 Heckler. Bit of a pig to get the remainder of the bolt out though. Not found a crack like that though......
Two more redx and you will have caught me up!
Did manage to break the Bullit I had before it......
The Tall Man- Did you get one of the new 2010 rear ends? They don't have the pinch bolt set up wich eliminates the pinch bolt failure scenario but it's the same style as used on the Blur Lt.
As per jay tee photos in the link http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=573565
Carlos
Not sure yet Carlos dont pick it up till tomorrow
Carlos, just picked up the bike and yes they have replaced with the new 2010 swing arm. Hurray no more f-in pinch bolt fails!
I may even treat the front end to a new powdercoat and decal set at Argos Racing Cycles 🙂
Hardly going to stress the bike is it?
Well come down and ride with me then.
Rich,
good news by the sound of it, hope the new rear matches the front or did you get the lime green one off the demo bike 😉
Mark
Lol Mark.
The new rear does match; apart from its dazzling fresh out the box whiteness. Still after one ride in this weather that will all change!
I know what you mean about the f-in pinch bolts, also had lots of issues with play in the piovt on the last one, all sorted out amicably of course, but not what you really want in the first place.
The 2010 rear is So much better imo, it might just be me but it seems stiffer and less flexy and it looks neater without the pinch bolts.