Mechanicals happen in threes?

[d_douglas]

Crazy! Within 24hrs I have had three mechanicals in three separate bikes!!

1) crosschaining on fancy bike - possibly expensive mistake

2) ortlieb panner strap getting tangled around rotor on commuter - easy fix - broken clasp on Pannier

3) pedal on tandem unthreads mid ride tonight with daughter. Walk home. Crankarm is trashed and pedal looks ok.

I guess that means that there is nothing more to go wrong?! What a weird coincidence!

[fmradio516]

What kind of cross-chainings was it? Did it hurt anything?

[pdonk]

This is similar to my expectation of having a ride that costs me $500 each year. The likelihood is down a bit since I road ride more than mtb ride, but still possible.

[Matthew]

Tandem crank is trashed from a pedal unthreading? Threads damaged? Bummer

[fmradio516]

Helicoil!

[Mzilliox]

man, not riding with you any time soon, haha.

best of luck, it can only get better right?

[David Kirk]

Don't all things happen in 3's if you start and stop counting at the right time?

Sorry for your hassle cluster.


dave

[KJMUNC]

Always seems to happen for me that way. No mechanicals for years, then earlier this year I broke a seatpost, had a flat (with no spare in the bag), and had a tire blowout.....all within about 10 days.

Since then it's been smooth sailing. *knocks on wood*

[palincss]

Originally Posted by d_douglas

Crazy! Within 24hrs I have had three mechanicals in three separate bikes!!

1) crosschaining on fancy bike - possibly expensive mistake

2) ortlieb panner strap getting tangled around rotor on commuter - easy fix - broken clasp on Pannier

3) pedal on tandem unthreads mid ride tonight with daughter. Walk home. Crankarm is trashed and pedal looks ok.

I guess that means that there is nothing more to go wrong?! What a weird coincidence!

You may be able to have that crank arm salvaged by using a Helicoil to repair the damaged threads. If you've got the chain length correct and there's nothing amiss with the derailleur alignment and adjustments, momentarily cross-chaining shouldn't do any harm, other than making some rude noises. Did anything actually fail as a result?

As for your conclusion, there's an old country saying among the folk from around Manassas to the effect that "Just because you're having a bad morning doesn't mean you aren't also going to have a bad afternoon."

[d_douglas]

Originally Posted by fmradio516

What kind of cross-chainings was it? Did it hurt anything?

It was likely a misadjusted derailleur. Not that crosschaining is advised, but it should work.

The derailleur hanger will need to be checked and the pulleys replaced in the derailleur. I might've bent the derailleur cage (though it is carbon, so I guess it doesn't bend). Anyways, might be on here soon looking for a used Record RD /

I hope that it is nothing more than some labour and some pulleys.

Frame got a solid scar from the chain/derailleur cage binding up against the chainstay. It was ugly.

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by palincss

As for your conclusion, there's an old country saying among the folk from around Manassas to the effect that "Just because you're having a bad morning doesn't mean you aren't also going to have a bad afternoon."

... which has the corollary, "Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean that everyone isn't out to get you."

[pdonk]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

... which has the corollary, "Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean that everyone isn't out to get you."

…. unless they are.