General: what have you broken?

Broken helmet in a crash, nail through two parts of the same tire, loosened up some teeth.

Nothing major but enough to ride a little more conservatively

2 spokes
1 pedal
2 cranks (f truvativ)

My first fixie, a shitty aluminum bike off ebay for $300 (I was really anxious to try it out, but I didn't have any friends with fixies at the time... sooooo). I broke it within a month or so of having it by crashing into a garage (I had my hands in the middle of my bars, the brake lever was on the reach of the left drop, it happened so fast, I couldn't get to the lever in time!). So, I busted my chin open doing that... Also from that same bike, I broke the bottom bracket because I didn't check to make sure it was initially installed properly, which it wasn't. When I got my Pake frame, I put the same wheels on it from that previous bike just to hold me over... 2 weeks go by, and I strip the hub from skidding on it too much. So I replaced the wheel with an Alexrim.

I got rid of my Alexrim the other day though since I finally got my dream wheel (red Phil Wood hub laced with black spokes to a red Deep V, phil wood lockring and cog as well...). Other things I've broken were two tires (I was skidding on a retarded ass 48:16 ratio till 2 months ago, when I changed it to 48:17, then finally to 44:17). I'm actually pretty happy though that I got that first bike, it was a hard lesson in life to be more patient when I get excited over a new obsession. It also forced me to learn a lot more about bikes and I ended up building a pretty strong machine to maneuver on. Mix and match of Japanese, Thai, and American parts =D. OOH, and I also turned out to like fixed gear, so in the end, it wasn't toooo much of a waste of money, that first bike anyway >_>.

My left collarbone has finally stopped hurting from an over-the-bars maneuver I did about six weeks ago. The doctor said that I may have cracked it, but I certainly at least bruised it. I couldn't sleep on my side for about a month. It looks like that's the popular choice of self-wrecking due to non-self-checking here.

I also did a face plant when I was 19. Front wheel came off while riding. I don't precisely remember the event, but man, that was rough. Apparently, I looked awful. You could see the bone in my chin that had to be sewn up and the road rash on my cheek didn't tan the same for 5 or 6 years.

Bike parts, though, just seem to wear out. I broke a chain bombing down a mountain path once, but everything else has been worn out BBs, worn out cassettes, stretched cables, and the like. I've gone through more than my share of tubes, though. I'd guess something like a dozen tubes a year for 5 or 6 years running now.

a few necks while riding through the city...

wasn't me but someone did...

ouch

4 clips (one one of them plastic) , 2 formula hubs, too many tires, dented deep v (still true though), 2 spokes, fork is probably bent, glasses from first leg over attempt, bunch of tubes.

you got fucked up!

Hah, thanks everyone for your kind words and advice. Meatroll, I've been thinking of getting one of those gadgets that holds your rear wheel up and turns your bike stationary. This way I can stay in shape when I do go back to my bike, but also to help improve my peddling form forward and hopefully learn backward. But if not that, I'd like to do something to keep my legs in shape as well as my body while I'm paralyzed.

Madsquabbles, that dude is a fucking cunt for just riding away... Hopefully guilt ridden karma lead him steady fast into a brick wall. Are you out of your casts now? If so, how long did it take to regain your wrists functions in physical therapy?

Posted By: t0dk0nJust this last Tuesday I broke my left arm the second time (first time was on a skateboard). I wasn't thinking while I bombed a hill in my drops, ended up going out of control when I turned an intersection on the side of my house, and I couldn't throw a skid stop nor reach my front brake (which I idiotically have not 3mm from my stem). So, I ended up crashing on the side of my house... Luckily my father was home to get me to the hospital. It's not too bad now, they installed two plates and used a splint instead of a cast. If anyone is interested to see some gnarly pictures my parents took of the break, you canfind them here. Be warned though, they're not for the faint at heart, and might not be work safe.

Damn... I hope someone took good care of you, then slapped you silly

so yesterday my doctor clears me to ride my bike (gently). so fucking excited about that! i lighten my gear ratio a bit and throw a front brake on to avoid putting pressure on my collarbone. finally get on the road after not riding for 6 weeks, make it maybe 1 mile and a fucking bee gets caught under my helmet and stings me in the face. maybe helmets are bad after all. just kidding.
some higher power does not want me riding my bike. fuck everything.

This is the worst thread to read before you go riding.

what were u doing aeroacevo3

Broke an adjustable MKS clip the other day in a tight turn

I've wallowed out a lot of cranks and bottom bracket splines, cause I'm huge and didn't properly maintain my bikes

Also broke my hip about 9 years ago... not bike related, but the recovery is what prompted me to get off my ass and start riding

I broke a plastic spork once while eating a microwave lasagna. I was devestated.

bent a fork, crushed a track pedal. bent a crank arm, bent down my bar end, dented my top tube. in a crash. also ripped my rotator cuff. that was the worst part. still hurts.

In no particular order:

Two bent forks, two bent frames (collisions)
Cracked bottom bracket (poor brazing)
Cracked seat tube (lousy seat-lug design)
Snapped-off shifter (my knee)
Sheared-off pedal shaft (stress fracture)
Broken side-pull brake (turning the handlebars too far)
Three taco'd wheels (one I stepped on)
Two broken rear hubs (axles, bearings; you name it)
Oh, and one snapped-off pair of front teeth

I second the broken wallet.

Recently I cracked a helmet, and yes my head was in it. I'm glad I started riding consistently with a helmet. The perceived gains don't outweigh the penalty. I also managed a few bruises and strawberries with the cracked helmet, not one of the better rides home from work.

A friend just brought me a crank arm, with the remainder of a twisted off hardend square taper spindle in it. I have never seen such a thing- this guy is an animal. I will post pics at some point.. It snapped off right at the crank arm- resulting in a fantastic wipeout.

recently: 1 helmet, 1 fixed gear hub, 2 brifters, 2 derailer hangers, 2 rear wheels, 2 juicy 3 disk brakes, 1 brake lever

If I went back far enough Im sure Ive broken everything on a bike at least twice. I take decent care of my bikes but when you ride everyday shit happens.

I broke a rear hub from skidding also. Broke my best mates brand new Raleigh Burner when we were 8, also in that crash I blacked out, broke my collar bone, split my head open, woke up the next day in the hospital with a concussion and stitches. The usual stuff of blow outs, broke my spoke and fucked up my wrist when I got stuck in the tram tracks, that time was cycling drunk. Do motorbikes count? I somersaulted through the air when I hit a car, landed on my shoulder, fracturing my humurous ( a bone somewhere near the collarbone, again). Irish roads are shit, or maybe it's just me.......

Posted By: MazaevCrank Brothers Eggbeaters.. must've had to RMA them like 8 times due to springs breaking, and finally a wing getting torn off from skidding. Went through a few Quattros as well with similar issues. Sticking to SPDs now.

Yeah, I've broken an egg beater at the spindle and had the spring go out on me

a fork bunny hopping..

My first fixed gear conversion lasted less than a day--I had an old Peugeot frame that had cottered cranks. While trying to learn to skid in the parking lot, I was feeling more give in the drivetrain than I thought I should be. I realized the left crank was moving a bit on the spindle. Not much, but enough to feel it, and enough to make me realize it wasn't safe to ride in traffic, since who knows when it's going to go all the way when I'm trying to stop. I learned about the difference between cottered and cotterless cranks from that experience though, which was nice. I figured that instead of going through the hassle of trying to convert the French threaded bottom bracket to a square taper spindle so I could run cotterless cranks, I'd just get a new frame. I was still really new to the intricacies of bike mechanics and didn't want to run the risk of screwing it up (I'm a bit more knowledgeable now). Anyway, my next conversion was an old Fuji frame, which I got for significantly less despite being far superior quality, which I've been riding for months with no problems--it's the love of my life actually, which is sorta pathetic I guess. So far no problems with that. I still have the Peugeot frame in my room though, along with a lot of the old parts like the derailleurs, wheels, stem, bars, etc. I'm thinking of using it as the bottom frame for a tall bike, since I won't need cranks on the bottom frame. My friend and I have been thinking of building one or two this summer. I'm sure I'll end up breaking a bone or two because of that, so I'll keep you posted :P

Oh, I just remembered, I've also broken two chains (well, really, one chain, which I repaired once, then broke again). I switched to a brand new chain a couple months ago though and haven't had any problems. I think the first one might have been the original one from the old 70s Peugeot actually.