Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Shattered Fork, Shattered Dreams


















Now why was I trying to save money by having a $2500 deductable thinking I wouldn't have any claims? Doooough!!


Fork snapped/Frame buckled. The Dura Ace is still good but dented and headed for the Kelly cross! Too bad that bike won't accept Dura Ace cranks. Chris Kelly thought cross bikes should be designed around MTB cranks, apparently. The small ring (39t) hits the frame and if you try to space it more outboard the chainline gets funny. Then again, bike mechanics never were my strong suit.


The new Tete de Course should be here soon. 800 gram frame with the Sram road group and Aeolus wheels. Fast. Faster than a Mercedes SLK? NO! But still fast and it weighs a scant 15.5 lbs I'm told. Can't wait.

4 comments:

scott showen said...

that sucks,

Anonymous said...

Got a 58 thru the shop and it weighs in just over 15 - you'll be flyin'

Cornbread said...

Hey Carp, how was your cross race?

sda said...

Hey Carp, I'm sick of these pictures.