why do bikes not do what they say they can

craig rocks · June 2007

i had a diamondback beta dirt/street bike and every time i did a jump on it (which were never that big) some thing went rong so i thourght i need a better stronger bike so i brought a specialized p2 cr mo wich yet agian i was told it would take a good beating i have had it 4 weeks this gone monday went of a 2 ft jump and the rear mech was raped around my back wheel that far it snaped im well angry[:(!]

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lambo man · June 2007

it will take a beating, just for dirt jumping/street riding gears suck.
change it to single speed, much better. its simple and not much will go wrong.

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Anonymous · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by craig rocks

i had a diamondback beta dirt/street (style) bike and every time i did a jump on it (which were never that big) some thing went rong so i thourght i need a better stronger bike so i brought a specialized p2 cr mo wich yet agian i was told it would take a good beating i have had it 4 weeks this gone monday went of a 2 ft jump and the rear mech was raped around my back wheel that far it snaped im well angry[:(!]

m.t.b.f.l
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and as said above ss is better for DJ and SRT

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steelo · June 2007

Same thing used to happen with my deraillieur when I used to jump my saracen, bout 13 yrs ago, went through 3 deraillieurs in about 6 months! Put me off mountain biking as I lost all faith in the bike!

Obviously i've now got more sense, and a better bike!

Anonymous · June 2007

Sh!t happens, i wasn't best please when i put a œ60 x.9 mehc into the spokes 2 week after buying it and bending a œ15 chain i bought that morning. Get used to it, things are going to break.

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craig rocks · June 2007

thanks for the replies

m.t.b.f.l

Alex · June 2007

Try not landing like a sack of potatoes.

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The Joe Show · June 2007

It's not the bikes fault.

It's the fault that the rear derailleur was setup incorrectly.

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Mike Skinner · June 2007

beat me to it Alex. Learn to land straight and gently

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craig rocks · June 2007

wot do you meen like a sack of potatoes

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Jonny · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by The Joe Show

It's the fault that the rear derailleur was setup incorrectly.
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Took the words right out of my mouth.

That doesn't happen unless it's badly set-up. Simple as.

craig rocks · June 2007

thank for the advice and not being funny but it was straight and gently

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The Joe Show · June 2007

So what?

If the stops were incorrectly set then the derailleur can go straight into the wheel even if it's "straight and gently"

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omblae · June 2007

Basically what they mean is, if you screwed your derailleur up, it was either set up wrong, the hanger was bent or you landed wrong. Simple as, just get on with it and try not to break anything else.

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On upgrades? Pay someone œ90 to take it away.
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why do bikes not do what they say they can

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