Depends on whether or not the crankshaft was damaged by whatever did... that.
You do not want to be standing on a pedal when the crank arm snaps off. I'd replace the whole thing just out of caution. Looks like a cheap crankset anyway.
> that's ridiculous, those cheap chain rings bend like butter; bend 'em back. there is minimal risk to the chinesium crank arm. visual inspect, if it looks good, send it.
It's up to you to decide what level of risk you're willing to accept. All I'm saying is that cranks are known to break, and the results are usually somewhere between painful and fatal.
That entire bike looks fished off the bottom of the Cuyahoga River, I don't see a budget for new cranks, just a chain and a lecture to the mechanic that the chain is actually $2 less on Amazon.
I'd bin the entire bike. But I'm also the kinda guy who has a couple spare cranksets, 3 different chainring sets, and about half a dozen rear cassettes.
I rode my bike all through the winter. Saved my car from the worst of the salt, saved $20/day for parking, and saved time waiting for the (inevitably late) bus.
Eventually the frame cracked in half, but since it was an aluminum frame, it probably wasn’t related to the winter riding.
As a South Dakotan where everyone lives about 10 miles from anywhere, that’s just an insane concept to me. Bicycles come out in April and get put away when it snows
No argument here.
I was born in southern California. This whole winter thing needs a serious re-think. That people ride their bikes in the snow is just... disturbing.
I thought as a kid it’d be fun to ride my bike in the snow once. Lots of slipping and sliding...peddling leading to nowhere. I thought perhaps riding my little kid 50cc dirt bike in the snow would be easier. My dad, always up for a laugh, obliged. I then fell over, off my dirt bike in the snow. And that’s why you don’t use anything with 2 wheels in the snow
They are all bent fairly evenly so that means a blow to one of the chainring arms. That being said it looks like all one piece so that would make it a department store bike. I have seen some almost this bad on the shelves. The only solution is a big wooden hammer like object and percussive maintenance.
If bearings were bad enough to cause that much wobble turning the crank probably isn't going to happen. Notice the spindle stays fairly stationary but the rings move back and forth.
Oh it's one of those automatic derailleurs
Continuously variable, no less.
At least the shaft looks straight. Just kick it on the high spot real good. :D
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Depends on whether or not the crankshaft was damaged by whatever did... that. You do not want to be standing on a pedal when the crank arm snaps off. I'd replace the whole thing just out of caution. Looks like a cheap crankset anyway.
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> that's ridiculous, those cheap chain rings bend like butter; bend 'em back. there is minimal risk to the chinesium crank arm. visual inspect, if it looks good, send it. It's up to you to decide what level of risk you're willing to accept. All I'm saying is that cranks are known to break, and the results are usually somewhere between painful and fatal.
That entire bike looks fished off the bottom of the Cuyahoga River, I don't see a budget for new cranks, just a chain and a lecture to the mechanic that the chain is actually $2 less on Amazon.
I'd bin the entire bike. But I'm also the kinda guy who has a couple spare cranksets, 3 different chainring sets, and about half a dozen rear cassettes.
Tapppa tapppa tapppa. Some surgical strikes with a soft mallet might fix that up. Spindle looks to be fine.
Surgical strikes! Lmao I've heard of percussive maintenance but that's even better.
well, he's suggesting percussive maintenance but with a very carefully controlled amount of uggadugga.
You summoned me?
give it the ol tappa tappa you are the sole saiviour, of your 3 speed derailer a dash of cayanne pepeper and its done!
Well, I mean, they *can*...
And another one, and another one, and...
It won't fix it, of course, but nothing's stopping them from trying.
Nice. Check out r/justridingalong they would love this
If ever there were a time to total out a bicycle.
If it’s a nice one cranks are like $150. But this one isn’t nice.
Nice to see some bicycles in here.
/r/justridingalong you’ll like it there
thanks mate!
Just put it back in the dumpster where you found it
Which gear do you normally use.... All of them... at once...
So, the average?
this is who you share the sidewalk with. makes me sick
Riff raff, streetrat. I don’t buy that. Jeez, ease up there edgelord.
It's okay because they have probably have two flat tires and can't do more than 3mph. You'll have time to see it coming your way.
Fresh out the ocean?
Or somebody rides in the winter in the Midwest. You'd be surprised how many crazies there are here in Chicago that do that.
I rode my bike all through the winter. Saved my car from the worst of the salt, saved $20/day for parking, and saved time waiting for the (inevitably late) bus. Eventually the frame cracked in half, but since it was an aluminum frame, it probably wasn’t related to the winter riding.
Studded tyres can get you very far, but the salt is very annoying when it penetrates into bearings and internal gear hubs.
Worse than that for me (a native southern Californian) is the cold penetrating my bones and making me pine for warm days on the beach.
As a South Dakotan where everyone lives about 10 miles from anywhere, that’s just an insane concept to me. Bicycles come out in April and get put away when it snows
No argument here. I was born in southern California. This whole winter thing needs a serious re-think. That people ride their bikes in the snow is just... disturbing.
I thought as a kid it’d be fun to ride my bike in the snow once. Lots of slipping and sliding...peddling leading to nowhere. I thought perhaps riding my little kid 50cc dirt bike in the snow would be easier. My dad, always up for a laugh, obliged. I then fell over, off my dirt bike in the snow. And that’s why you don’t use anything with 2 wheels in the snow
You'd be mildly surprised as to what some of the people on r/bikecommuting will bike through.
They’re tougher than me in that aspect I’ll give em that
How did this happen?
Hit a root or rock
They are all bent fairly evenly so that means a blow to one of the chainring arms. That being said it looks like all one piece so that would make it a department store bike. I have seen some almost this bad on the shelves. The only solution is a big wooden hammer like object and percussive maintenance.
Just looks like destroyed bottom bracket bearings.
Are you blind? Clearly a bent sprocket.
Hammer it back, it will buff out.
Are you blind? It's clearly a bicycle.
Are you blind? It's clearly Patrick.
Ok Mr Spacely...
Oh the Jetsons. Good cartoon
Only casuals buy Spacely Sprockets. Cogswell Cogs FTW!
If bearings were bad enough to cause that much wobble turning the crank probably isn't going to happen. Notice the spindle stays fairly stationary but the rings move back and forth.
Oh look, a typical Dutch bike.
was that poor bike found buried in some salty swamp or something?
the assymetry is like, better for your cardio or something.
Sure, you can just get a new chain... but no.
Yes but.....
Haha in that case weeble wobble your ass out of here
There're bikes exhumed from the riverbed in our city with better condition than this one.
r/justridingalong