I think I killed my bike. :(
NorthCascades
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I was doing hill repeats last night and the crank seized. When I stopped, it looked like the chain came off the small ring, got stuck, and gouged the carbon in the down tube, near where it joins the bottom bracket shell. I have a chain catcher, but it didn't catch the chain. I wasn't shifting when this happened. It doesn't look that bad in the picture, but I can get my fingernail in there. 
2016 GT Grade, Carbon with SRAM Force. I've only got 2,000 miles on it.
2016 GT Grade, Carbon with SRAM Force. I've only got 2,000 miles on it.
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I would take it back to the manufacturer/shop. Its not too uncommon for rear chain to slip, but never had any issue at the front. Especially not after 2k km. Thats nothing on a bike.1
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There are plenty of companies out there that'll repair it, there's no reason for that to be terminal - especially with the cost of carbon!!
Get googling and see what you find.1 -
Yeah, definitely go see what your shop can do for you.1
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Chain Catcher.
But it is odd that a Sram dropped a chain. I've got a 2x10 GX on my 650b mountain bike and never had a dropped chain.1 -
There are plenty of companies out there that'll repair it, there's no reason for that to be terminal - especially with the cost of carbon!!
Get googling and see what you find.
I know there's Calfee. Going to visit the shop on my way home and see what they have to say. Not holding my breath, but I'd be a fool not to.1 -
If you bought the bike new then there's a good chance of the frame being replaced. Don't give up without a fight. A slipped chain shouldn't trash the frame as its not an uncommon thing to happen.1
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Nooooo! Same thing happened to my dad on his Trek Madone. It completely broke his frame. Hope you can get it fixed.1
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Ouch!1
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Did the bolt slip? Is the limit screw set correctly? Is chain catcher installed to far away from the ring?NorthCascades wrote: »I have a chain catcher! Not sure exactly what happened.
Been having the same problem with my Ultegra 6800. Turned out to be a broken converter, first generation crap made out of plastic, that may or may not been broke when I got the bike.NorthCascades wrote: »I've been having trouble with the FD ever since I got the bike.
Sorry, your probably right. Hope you been back and forth to the LBS with regards to FD adjustment and haven't been doing some DIY. IF you are lucky, it's caused by a failure (hanger, bolt, and/or BB). If it's user error, good luck on establishing fault. You can get it fixed but might be pricey. Hope GT offers a good frame replacement discount. If you are going down the rebuilt route and the original shop is not going to play, I would get it done elsewhere.
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I've been in a few times for the FD, but not lately. Sort of gave up hope. I haven't tried to adjust it at home. I don't have great wrenching skills and don't trust myself, so I usually pay somebody else to do it. It's (usually) better than worrying.
I leave work in an hour and a half, I have my bike in the car, and will drop it off on the way home. The head mechanic leaves early so the soonest I should hope to hear anything is tomorrow.0 -
Tough call. I am taking a guess that it is actually a loose cable that caused the derailuer to move just enough to make the chain jump. Returning it to the manufacturer? Good luck, it's not a frame defect. Your lbs will need to get the rep to take a look at the cut and see how deep it is to determine it's safety.1
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Tough call. I am taking a guess that it is actually a loose cable that caused the derailuer to move just enough to make the chain jump.
Not if the limit screw is setup correctly. There should also be zero chance the chain catcher not catching if also setup correctly.NorthCascades wrote: »I've been in a few times for the FD, but not lately. Sort of gave up hope. I haven't tried to adjust it at home. I don't have great wrenching skills and don't trust myself, so I usually pay somebody else to do it. It's (usually) better than worrying.
Find a more competent mechanic. Last time I got lazy and paid for a tuneup, my bike came back with a loose headset (granted it was a Stronglight headset and probably the first to ever grace the store) and detensioned wheels (got pretty upset since they were the last remaining set I built some 25 years ago for racing and only needed a minor true). Now, I actually look forward to my quarterly maintenance. Just wished I had access to more tools.1 -
So I dropped it off on the way home. Their "guy who does carbon" had left for the day, but will deal with it today. The people there told me they'll probably take care of it since I've only had the bike five months. But I should know today.Find a more competent mechanic.
I think I need to. I should probably learn to do more myself.1 -
Nice bike. I've been run over and had to rescue a bike from drowning after I came off on a pontoon. Better to break a bike than have a bike sat around collecting dust. Shouldn't be to hard to fix, just expensive.1
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ouch - that's all I have...1
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herrnichttimothy417 wrote: »Nice bike. I've been run over and had to rescue a bike from drowning after I came off on a pontoon. Better to break a bike than have a bike sat around collecting dust. Shouldn't be to hard to fix, just expensive.
Well, it had a short life, but a good one; the only dust it's collected has been on hot and thirsty dirt roads.
This is the last picture I got of it in the wild. We're on our way over Loup Loup Pass.
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Mmmm, bike porn!!6
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NorthCascades wrote: »herrnichttimothy417 wrote: »Nice bike. I've been run over and had to rescue a bike from drowning after I came off on a pontoon. Better to break a bike than have a bike sat around collecting dust. Shouldn't be to hard to fix, just expensive.
Well, it had a short life, but a good one; the only dust it's collected has been on hot and thirsty dirt roads.
This is the last picture I got of it in the wild. We're on our way over Loup Loup Pass.
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That's barely a scratch. This is how you kill a bike...7
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Holy crap!!!0
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So sorry! What a beautiful bike and so few miles. I really hope you're able to get it fixed.1
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22+mph into a car door. Car came past me, suddenly stopped then passenger door opened. Didn't even have time to brake - just remember thinking "this is going to hurt" then next thing I was stood in the road still holding on to my handlebars but the back half of the bike was lying on the floor between my legs, after having slammed my chest against the top of the car door. Was lucky didn't go over the top and the frame broke soaking up the energy, as otherwise would have been me broken!0
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OMG @dkabambe....this is why I only ride the stationary bike. Although, if I had scenery like @northcascades I would be more tempted. Those are some seriously beautiful pictures.2
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22+mph into a car door. Car came past me, suddenly stopped then passenger door opened. Didn't even have time to brake - just remember thinking "this is going to hurt" then next thing I was stood in the road still holding on to my handlebars but the back half of the bike was lying on the floor between my legs, after having slammed my chest against the top of the car door. Was lucky didn't go over the top and the frame broke soaking up the energy, as otherwise would have been me broken!
Dude you landed on your feet?
That's just cool
Were you like "I'm batman" ?
:bigsmile:2
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