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Bodge of the week

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 21:04
by Andy Terry
My freewheel broke on the Devil Ride today. Tied the big cog to the spokes using chicken wire and zip ties and rode the last 35km on it, very carefully.

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Posted: 12 Jul 2009 21:07
by CakeStop
Yikes - out of interest, how many miles on that hub?

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 21:11
by Andy Terry
35km = 22 miles

Usk valley from Sennybridge to Crickhowell so luckily pretty flat.

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 21:44
by CakeStop
I meant how many thousand miles in total has it done before it failed :roll:

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 22:30
by Andy Terry
Ah right. Not sure. Cheapish Planet X wheels only about 18 months old.

Posted: 13 Jul 2009 08:49
by Philip Whiteman
That is a demonstration of good logical thinking. However, I have just one question, do you normally carry chicken wire with you on a ride?

Posted: 13 Jul 2009 09:04
by CakeStop
So that's what the little holes in the largest sprockets are for..... scuttles off to add chicken wire to saddle bag.....

Posted: 13 Jul 2009 09:13
by George
Resourceful, Andy!

However, if you will insist on doing tough mountainous rides on cheap shoddily made equipment sourced off the internet, what can you expect? Some of us know better.

Posted: 13 Jul 2009 14:50
by GrahamGamblin
And some poor soul in Sennybridge is still trying to round up their escaped chickens...