mack_turtle Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 The time has come. Who is going to throw their favorite bike off the Mansfield dam so that it will stop raining? 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I think you just volunteered ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamwa Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 /thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinerider Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I'll still ride a POS cruiser around Brushy for some heavy metal bike destruction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) I doubt my POS is going to suffice, but it's worth a shot, right? It's decent but it's no Isaac. Next topic: who is going to donate to my new bike fund after I throw my only mountain bike off the dam? Don't worry, I'll make a Kickstarter campaign. Edited November 7, 2018 by mack_turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, mack_turtle said: Â Accident double post. Edited November 7, 2018 by mack_turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamwa Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 2 hours ago, mack_turtle said: I doubt my POS is going to suffice, but it's worth a shot, right? It's decent but it's no Isaac. Next topic: who is going to donate to my new bike fund after I throw my only mountain bike off the dam? Don't worry, I'll make a Kickstarter campaign. If Seth jumps on board you will have a better free bike than when you started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Custom-painted and armored Evil? Sign me up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 On 11/7/2018 at 12:56 AM, Bamwa said: /thread And BOOM goes the dynamite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamwa Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Clearly the turtle has remained in his shell on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seths Pool Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 well if it makes you feel any better, this happened yesterday. but its still raining so clearly it wasnt enough  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, Seths Pool said: well if it makes you feel any better, this happened yesterday. but its still raining so clearly it wasnt enough   jesus man. backstory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) Is that some new kind of high pivot design? Looks like there might be a lot of friction with that😂 Edited November 12, 2018 by Chief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattlikesbikes Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 whats what happens when you ride a trail when it is wet. The gods break your bike. At least it is an easy to replace part and not the main triangle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Aluminum obviously can't take the beat down either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) I doubt that any "business as usual" frame breakage will have much pull with the rain gods putting a damper on the dampening. Now, if someone who has never broken a frame did so, that might count for something. Edited November 12, 2018 by Ridenfool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Waiting for the warranty replacement story... You're giving Shinerider a run for his money in the number of frames broken. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Get out your baseball bats everybody! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I broke a guitar string this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seths Pool Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) maaaaaaaan.... as a disclaimer - I dont blame GG build quality/integrity for this at all. firstly, this was a used 2016 frame when I got it, and since our day 1 together its been put through the wringer hardcore. numerous park trips, DH races, enduro races, whale tail over and over, blah blah blah... you get it. but we had the massive group ride on Saturday, all went well, then yesterday another smaller group from San Antonio came back to cat mtn and I gave them the tour also. we sessioned most of the big stuff for a while.. one of the newer trails on the perimeter trail side has a series of lumber jumps that field goal you though trees, and the 2nd jump on the trail is a 10' gap onto a flat Lilly pad landing. I hit the second jump and kinda pancake flop landed flat with a hard bottom out on the Lilly pad and heard my tire hit my frame. I was thinking I had tacoed my rim but I looked down and the chainstay had snapped. so im sure this was a mix of metal fatigue over the last few years, my abuse, and the bottom out. the end.  I sent GG an email and am waiting for their reply, but am very optimistic about it. Edited November 12, 2018 by Seths Pool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seths Pool Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Mattlikesbikes said: whats what happens when you ride a trail when it is wet. The gods break your bike. At least it is an easy to replace part and not the main triangle. and as a matter of fact, cat mtn was absolutely PRIMO all weekend long! the tops of some of the rocks were kinda slippery but the dirt couldn't have been better. was a truly epic weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I was thinking of you Seth when I ran into this article this weekend. Â Good read, good data. Â TL;DR: Â Basically says engineering>materials, but there's no arguing Aluminum did really well in this test. Â https://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/frame_fatigue_test.htm#info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSlow Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 So I go and buy a new bike this spring, promptly shatter my radial head into about 5 pieces, miss the entire summer for riding, finally get cleared to ride in mid-Sept and then every single weekend...I got one good ride in, and on Saturday got to ride on pavement and gravel. GRRRRRR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seths Pool Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 On 11/12/2018 at 9:43 AM, Teamsloan said: Waiting for the warranty replacement story... You're giving Shinerider a run for his money in the number of frames broken. well I got that story you wanted. 🙂  long story short, I thought I was gonna be SOL because they no longer keep replacement parts for the older original (version 1) frames. and we/they weren't really entertaining upgrading me to the V2 frame for free because I wasnt the original owner. but at the same time, I'm an ambassador for them and they wanted to take care of me so we were discussing options. but about an hour after we talked, they let me to let me know that they found the last V1 Megatrail triangle in existence there and are hooking me up with it! but its orange! haha! gonna be rocking a half raw/half orange Megatrail. STOKED!   2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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