Most stupid bike maintenance mistake ever?
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Put a new handlebar on my bike and finger tightened everything as my phone went. It was a longish call and I forgot I'd not fully tightened stuff. A quick test ride was going ok until I got out of the saddle put pressure on the bars which slipped and I ended up sprawled across the front of the bike with a sore chest and crushed tender bits.0
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Another crank related gaff; stripped the theads on the drive side crank arm by using the wrong bit in the crank puller. That was a while ago but now I need to replace BB and getting the crank arm off is proving a complete nightmare. :?0
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stripped the theads on the drive side crank arm by using the wrong bit in the crank puller.
I stopped myself from doing that just in time the other week, I was lucky it didn't do any damage.http://www.strathspey.co.uk - Quality Binoculars at a Sensible Price.
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unixnerd wrote:stripped the theads on the drive side crank arm by using the wrong bit in the crank puller.
I stopped myself from doing that just in time the other week, I was lucky it didn't do any damage.
Have tried quite a few things, last resort is a mate's angle grinder. :shock:0 -
Loosening the adjustment screws on my juicy 3 disc brakes (on my new bike) as they are a little off-centre. Brake fluid starts leaking out & I realised I've unscrewed the wrong ones.FCN 9 || FCN 50
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Godders1 wrote:unixnerd wrote:stripped the theads on the drive side crank arm by using the wrong bit in the crank puller.
I stopped myself from doing that just in time the other week, I was lucky it didn't do any damage.
Have tried quite a few things, last resort is a mate's angle grinder. :shock:
Effin square taper... I swaer it's the devil's work.
Why not Octalink godamit!0 -
I steamed cleaned a mountain bike once. everything seized up because any greased parts no longer had grease in them. I was only 15 though,Giant Escape M1....
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Donkey on Roller skates.......OK I'm lying, but I am down to one bike right now and I feel bad about it,0 -
Gave my bike a really good clean involving quite a bit of dismantling. Put it back together and went for a test ride.
On approaching a downhill T-junction I realise the only thing I've not put back on is all four brake pads. Cue high speed feet down cornering whilst praying for a gap in the traffic followed by embaressed walk back home.0