crasher Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 Should of stopped and checked more carefully when I heard the intial click which was probably the titanium bolt in the bush cracking.Then one km later this might not of happened when I tried to put down some power to climb.
King_Crispy Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 Hells dude. Thats a *** one.Maybe the agents can help you out with a replacement triangle?Looks like a lekker bike
crasher Posted January 12, 2013 Author Posted January 12, 2013 I know!! I think it might be a bit more expensive to fix now compared to the replacment of just one bolt had I stopped and seen it
crasher Posted January 12, 2013 Author Posted January 12, 2013 Hells dude. Thats a *** one.Maybe the agents can help you out with a replacement triangle?Looks like a lekker bike Yes spoke to Mike at Mikes Bikes he will get it sorted
DIPSLICK Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 I paid R4500 about a year ago, it's normally cheaper to stop and check when it says CLICK
King_Crispy Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 Hindsight=20/20 visionI know its a shitty thing to happen, but everything happens for a reason. Imagine if it had failed on a fast technical decent and you broke your body also
DIPSLICK Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 Just be carefull if you want to repair there is "repair" and then there is REPAIR!! There are guys who do really good carbon work, if it's fixed properly no worries!!
King_Crispy Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) See if they do a carbon replacement. Is it carbon or ally? Cant see to well as I'm on my cellphone and its not too clear. The way the paint has cracked looks ally, but the symmetry on both sides looks like carbon Edited January 12, 2013 by King_Crispy
DIPSLICK Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 Replacement is possible on carbon, I know a lbs who will maybe sell you a triangle till a imported one arrives, I know they got
DJR Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 How do you reckon the broken bolt contributed to the rear triangle breaking?
crasher Posted January 12, 2013 Author Posted January 12, 2013 Because the left side of the rear triangle is the braced side the right side is just a single stay so when you take out the left side bolt the entire drive and force of suspension movement it transmitted through a single unbraced stay hence how it twisted and snapped. If the bolt had failed on the other side I suspect the braced left stay would of coped with the load (maybe)
crasher Posted January 12, 2013 Author Posted January 12, 2013 Eina...Is it a Crackendale? Nah SantaCr...ack Cant blame the frame or carbon as a material once I stomped on the pedals with the bolt broken the stay stood no chance
DIPSLICK Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 I also have s Cruz when I bought my first one I was told if you ride a lot, you must replace your bearings on the pivots and you must do continuous lubricating, so I ordered a bearing kit at the same time just incase, it comes with all bearings I think it's 8 and all the bolts, the kit is like R 1700 . This includes the big through bolts, they are "bullet proof bikes" if you do proper maintenance ! But I have been told if they run dry or the bearings are over tightened this happens !!! To the O.P be sure to order the kit when you order the tri angle as it does not come with it,
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