spode@thinkbikes Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Cripes. Had a close call today. I was riding home and pulled a manual. Went to break and my lever just pulled straight to the handle bars, I flew off the back. Muchos pain (still gonna go riding in Nodnol tomorrow mind you). 2 of the pads in my M4 Disc had come out! The pin that holds them in had come lose and fallen out. How unlucky was that!! However, I managed to trace my steps and found my pads a few hundred metres up the high street. No sign of the pin, but a zip tie should work fine :D (Y) :) :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 ouch! sounds painful If you use a ziptie expect to fall off again :) Go to a garage and get a split pin (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spode@thinkbikes Posted November 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 The zip tie is only a temporary measure. I may actually take one of the pins from my DH4's on my XC bike instead. If I manage to fix my bike tomorrow am (it now needs bleeding), Jack said he'd bring me a split pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 feck, this is for a rear trials brake (Y) just im agine if you were gapping to rail :) get some beasto split pins and glue :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipsy Jock Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Or do as i do: Cut 1-2 inch length of wire from a coat hanger Put in hole Bend the excess 90 degrees on each end so it can't come out (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Or do as i do: Cut 1-2 inch length of wire from a coat hanger Put in hole Bend the excess 90 degrees on each end so it can't come out :) good idea (Y) Unlucky mate, you land on your arse or cocyx? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 good idea (Y) Unlucky mate, you land on your arse or cocyx? he brobarbly landed on both, since the buttocks must be squashed slightly before the coxycs actually hit, i do believe :) lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 no no willom, one can quite easily land on one's cocyx without making contact between the floor and ones buttocks :D however in your case i may allow for excess skin :$ (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spode@thinkbikes Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Well, I don't remember my arse hurting. My right arm and wrist hurts, as does the tendon on the back of the my right leg. wierd! So I went in to Halfords to buy some oil to bleed the brake, as the piston popped out while I was trying to sort the pads out (some wierd things went on with the whole self adjustment malarchy). The guy there gave me a split pin for free, so yay! I'm actually tempted to replace the other one with a split pin, as those allen-key tighten ones tend to loosten after time. Scary. Then I went riding and 4 of the teeth in my free wheel graunched off completely. That screwed me up. So now I need to sort out a replacement hub or something rebuild my wheel. (Y) :D I've broken SO MUCH on my bike in the past 2 months. It's insane! I have: - Stripped the thread from my frame for bottom bracket mounting. I now have a combination of JB Weld (a type of Epoxy) and a bracket made of Aircraft Grade Aluminium holding it in. - Snapped a chain (now got a BMX Kool Chain) - Snapped two sets of Azonic handle bars. (to be fair, the second pair had already been ridden for a year and were stop gap measure). I've now got this set of those oversized Blackspires, and a new FSA oversized stem to accomodate it. - f**ked my free wheel. - Had my pads fall out. - Cracked my frame. Still, I've been riding almost every day and had some great times, so it's all worth it. Anyone got a hub for sale :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseface Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 sounds nasty. if that were me i wouldnt trust my brake too much again uhntill i know it is deffinately fixed. steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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