Crank bolt broke on me so I had to do this roadside fix - this is after I tidied it up at campsite to be bit less ugly.
I have all photos - breakage, this fix and more permanent fix from bike shop on mastodon the thread
Cursed fix that got me to bike shop.
11 Comments
litchralee@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 41d
TIL quick release cranks.
But my goodness, that's a clever roadside bodge!
33550336@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 40d
Why go to the shop if it is fixed already?
JayleneSlide@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 40d
I was conflicted on commenting, since I'd just be echoing what everyone else said. But whatever... This is a seriously cool kludge to get you down the road.
Do the QR skewer end bits hit your ankle bones and shoes?
plactagonic@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 40d
I don't notice them that much, only they catch clothing and laces. Alternative is not riding at all and get back home so I will get this minor inconvenience as tradeoff.
ventilcheck@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 41d
great fix. but QR crank?!?
Iconoclast@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 40d
I once snapped the derailleur hanger but I had a chain breaker and a spare quick link with me so I converted it into single speed to get back home but I fitted the chain to a wrong cog on the rear cassette so it kept downshifting making the chain extremely tight so I took a twig and twisted it around the cassette to prevent the chain from jumping up. That got me back home 15km away.
BigBrownBeaver@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 40d
I am curious what happened to the other side of the hex key
Voidedtoast@leminal.space · 2 pts · 40d
Pulling double duty as a tent peg?
BigBrownBeaver@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 39d
Or against zombie apocalypse
mrfriki@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 41d
Very creative indeed, well done!
hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 41d
haha very ghetto and yet it worked