Poor design thread

[Kalahari Vegmot]

MONOPOLY

[BaGearA]

Balls!

 

Why put the most sensitive item in the universe on the outside of the body, then only protect it with some flimsy leftover elbow skin.

 

Proof that there is no such thing as “intelligent design”!

so the little swimmers don't overheat ....men tend to be pretty hot 

[Nuffy]

Crankbrothers pedals that have one tiny little cartridge bearing taking all the load and holding the pedal body onto the axle. Inevitably it collapses when you’re hours from anywhere.

 

Fox dropper post levers that have the clamp bolt hidden behind the cable, and that break as soon as anyone even thinks of putting the bike upside down on the floor.

 

Pumps that claim to have an auto-switch head.

 

RockShox lockout levers, particularly of the hydraulic variety.

 

Certain brands that spec five different bearing sizes on the suspension pivots of one bike.

 

Specialized horst link pivots that use two bearings per side that have to be pushed out in opposite directions, and are separated by a washer that’s 0.001 mm smaller than the bearing.

 

Carbon frames with aluminium BB shells that pop out when you try to remove the press-fit BB.

 

Hub caps that have to be pulled off but have nothing to grip.

 

80/120 mm BCD cranks.

 

The plastic spline fitting on some Shimano pedals.

 

Most cable grub screws.

[Eldron]

This list got me to thinking about Alu freehubs. Once the cassette has chewed into it there is 10 mins of swearing and precision work to get the cassette off, followed by very careful filing of the Alu freehub to save the next poor bastard who works on the bike the same fate.

[Stall_Gear]

Having said aluminium body on my Hopes, I've found 2 chainwhips pulling in opposite directions have saved me some hours of swearing... only way my cassette can come off now 

This list got me to thinking about Alu freehubs. Once the cassette has chewed into it there is 10 mins of swearing and precision work to get the cassette off, followed by very careful filing of the Alu freehub to save the next poor bastard who works on the bike the same fate.

[The Ouzo]

Giloolys interchange

[Eldron]

Having said aluminium body on my Hopes, I've found 2 chainwhips pulling in opposite directions have saved me some hours of swearing... only way my cassette can come off now

Yup. That works for the slightly gouged but the proper "never been taken off since installation" stuff needs Q20, 3 flat screwdrivers, Tourettes and patience ????????

[Hairy]

Having said aluminium body on my Hopes, I've found 2 chainwhips pulling in opposite directions have saved me some hours of swearing... only way my cassette can come off now 

when that f/hub is toast and can no longer accept a cassette of any sort .... please send it my way to build up a SS using a wide flanged SS cog

[droo]

Yup. That works for the slightly gouged but the proper "never been taken off since installation" stuff needs Q20, 3 flat screwdrivers, Tourettes and patience

 

2 chain whips, a bench vice, a mallet and a drift

 

Unlock all the cogs with the chain whips, pull the driver off the hub, rest the spider on the jaws of the vice and knock the body out with a hammer and a drift.

[Tuxstir]

Giloolys interchange

and if you where travelling north through there this morning... trucks that carry bricks...

[Psyrax]

Giloolys interchange

Then Cape Town will cause serious road rage for Jozi folks.

[The Ouzo]

Then Cape Town will cause serious road rage for Jozi folks.

I've been going to Cape Town every year for the last 20+ years. (only skipped a few), it has never been as bad as it was this year. Cape Town drivers generally have no clue, but its as if this year the drought has caused all their brain stems to dry up.

[Long Wheel Base]

Giloolys interchange

Yeah it's no better than the original. Only cool thing about it is how they built it.

[Hairy]

2 chain whips, a bench vice, a mallet and a drift

 

Unlock all the cogs with the chain whips, pull the driver off the hub, rest the spider on the jaws of the vice and knock the body out with a hammer and a drift.

the bigger the problem, the bigger the hammer / mallet? 

[The Ouzo]

and if you where travelling north through there this morning... trucks that carry bricks...

I can see the approach to the interchange from my desk, it is NEVER free flowing through there, add something other than a free flowing cars through there and its chaos

[Grease_Monkey]

Then Cape Town will cause serious road rage for Jozi folks.

 

 

I've been going to Cape Town every year for the last 20+ years. (only skipped a few), it has never been as bad as it was this year. Cape Town drivers generally have no clue, but its as if this year the drought has caused all their brain stems to dry up.

 

 

Having moved down to CT from Gauteng at the beginning of this year I can conclusively say that the traffic in CT is a million times worse than Gauteng. Gauteng is bad, but the roads are built to take the traffic and it moves - slowly - but it moves; in CT you just sit.

 

And people in CT drive like ***holes! On the N2 your only option is 160 in the right lane, or 80 in the left lane. Crazy that people don't realise the fastest and safest way to travel on the N2 is to go the speed limit without weaving in and out of traffic.

 

Rant off.