Thanks, Ryan. Yes, I think the cost for the repair would be reasonable. I worry the cost to freight the frame would be a little painful and the time without the bike could be considerable depending on how it shakes out.
The poster is the MTB countryside illustration, same illustrator who did yours. "Get away fast on a Bridgestone" or something like that. Hills, dirt road, country church. On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 7:36:10 AM UTC-4 Ryan wrote: > Yikes! That is too bad but I'm glad you weren't hurt. I know you are very > ingenious, but maybe the frame needs to be sent to Riv for repair? Who will > no doubt do the repair at a reasonable cost > > Which poster? I have the "saddle up on a bridgestone"...my favorite of the > Grant-inspired ones...the one with the rider on a roadbike alongside a > galloping horse. Can't remember if I bought it from Rivendell or from a > friend of mine who built many of my wheels and at one time was a > bridgestone dealer and sold me my 1993 X0-1 that I still have > > On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 4:55:39 AM UTC-5 R. Alexis wrote: > >> That does not look good. Maybe once you get it into a stand and carefully >> remove the derailleur and gently realign the hanger you will be fine. The >> rear der pully cage can probably be bent back into shape. Issue is probably >> trusting it. Hope things work out. Glad you were not hurt. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Reginald Alexis >> >> On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 2:13:02 PM UTC-5 eric...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Hey gang — I was out for a Sunday ride and stopped to take a picture. I >>> rolled to the side of the road and did not see the culvert, hidden with >>> fresh grass clippings. I tumbled over at low speed. I'm fine! >>> >>> When I stood up I noticed my drive-side bar end shifter had rotated 90º. >>> And my derailer hanger and the derailer were bent. I spun the crank while >>> off the bike and it seemed to move okay so I thought I'd give it a go as a >>> single speed. >>> >>> I pedaled for a few strokes, then nudged the shifter. It was at that >>> time the derailer turned upside down and inside out, bending into the >>> spokes and throwing the chain. It was really fun! >>> >>> [image: Screenshot 2023-07-23 at 3.05.28 PM.png] >>> >>> This is my Hillborne, my most-ridden bike. I'll see if the hanger can be >>> bent but I have a feeling it will require some work from a frame builder. >>> That's a Suntour Cyclone. Fortunately I have five of them (including this >>> one). You might recall the cage tension spring in my previous Cyclone >>> recently failed. This is one of the replacements I picked up. It was in >>> excellent shape but now it's going to the salvage bin. >>> >>> While I was waiting for a ride four people stopped to ask if they could >>> help me. One was a cyclist who said "You need anything?" I replied "I >>> need derailer hanger, a rear mech and a welding torch!" >>> >>> Hope your weekend rides weren't so mechanically eventful. >>> >>> Eric >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b7f92a1b-b019-4dbf-a681-65a4b6dd557cn%40googlegroups.com.
