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01-17-2007, 11:12 PM

On 01/17/2007 21:56:50 "Prisoner at War" <prisoner_at_war@yahoo.com> wrote:

> boo@fractalfreak.com wrote:

>> Gremlins. You've got gremlins on your ****.

>> Something about bents attracts them. Good luck.

> I seriously wonder. Sometimes I wonder if 'bents aren't made as
> carefully...even though, with such low sales volume, each one is
> practically custom-built!

> I swear, I still have the fifteen year-old Diamondback cheapie $200 MTB I
> bought, the one where I had two major accidents and a few minor ones
> (major ones including flying over my handlebars and a destroyed front
> wheel) and the **** rides fine. ****ing $3,500 SMGTe hits a ****ing car
> (that's what'd had happened, hidden driveway on an uphill!) and the car is
> fine but the big chainring is bent!

> Just a little, but enough to impair operations. Continued cycling is what
> caused the chain itself to break and a thingamajig spring in the back to
> go boing! and hors de combat.

Bents are subject to the same rules as other cycles, they need to be assembled correctly, often the assembly can be more complex plus they
often require more maitainance.

--

Buck

Give a little person a little power and create a big problem.

http://www.catrike.co.uk

01-17-2007, 11:12 PM	#66 (permalink)
Buck Guest Posts: n/a	Re: My 'Bent Is Starting to Annoy Me On 01/17/2007 21:56:50 "Prisoner at War" <prisoner_at_war@yahoo.com> wrote: > boo@fractalfreak.com wrote: >> Gremlins. You've got gremlins on your **. >> Something about bents attracts them. Good luck. > I seriously wonder. Sometimes I wonder if 'bents aren't made as > carefully...even though, with such low sales volume, each one is > practically custom-built! > I swear, I still have the fifteen year-old Diamondback cheapie $200 MTB I > bought, the one where I had two major accidents and a few minor ones > (major ones including flying over my handlebars and a destroyed front > wheel) and the rides fine. ing $3,500 SMGTe hits a **ing car > (that's what'd had happened, hidden driveway on an uphill!) and the car is > fine but the big chainring is bent! > Just a little, but enough to impair operations. Continued cycling is what > caused the chain itself to break and a thingamajig spring in the back to > go boing! and hors de combat. Bents are subject to the same rules as other cycles, they need to be assembled correctly, often the assembly can be more complex plus they often require more maitainance. -- Buck Give a little person a little power and create a big problem. http://www.catrike.co.uk