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you = # of mechanicals (m) = BC V

[ 6 ] 19%

[ 0 ] 0%

Peter J Woodman

[ 8 ] 25%

Swayze

[ 2 ] 6%

none, and i rode the whole thing

[ 12 ] 38%

none, but i only rode half

[ 3 ] 9%

Total Votes : 31

tehschkott

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 9:58 pm

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

I think Julia asked it on FB and I realized that I didn't know, partially from blackout, partially because there were different groups to go up and come back.

I'll extend it to Mechanicals. Flat tires, broken chains, broken bones, broken frames, broken spokes, broken hymens, broken hearts, broken dreams, Patrick Swayze and/or Peter J Woodman.

How many mechanicals did you personally get at BC V this year?

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TorreyK

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:02 pm

Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 1116 Location: White Center/Burien

flat tire on the way back between belfair and bremerton on the 103? by the awesome drive in movie theater.[/img]

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henry

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:14 pm

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There's no choice for zero.

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tehschkott

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:35 pm

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

Your choice is fish.

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ksep

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 11:08 pm

Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Westlake

1 flat after rolling through all that damn glass on highway 3 outbound, friday. it was just to the side of the kevlar belt, i guess with all the extra weight on the rear i should have rolled at max psi instead. the highway shoulder on the return trip had significantly less bullshit (no unbroken 40s, etc.)

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tictoc

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 11:20 pm

Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 765 Location: Right here, Right Now!

No zero? I guess i vote for fish...

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lantius

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:59 am

1337 Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 6705 Location: right over

added an option for tictoc and an option for henry.

sorahn

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 1:33 am

i'll eat your pussy like alf (11yo) Joined: 15 Oct 2009 Posts: 464 Location: Beacon Hill

I have a few of the things you listed, but not from BCV :P

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bott

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:16 am

will kill you in your sleep Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 868 Location: Landlandia

tehschkott wrote:

Your choice is fish.

bott

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:16 am

will kill you in your sleep Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 868 Location: Landlandia

oh, and one.

stupid ninja nail.

pete jr

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:28 am

Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 1930 Location: balls deepx

one, my ipod fell out of its holder and the music stopped.

joeball

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 9:07 am

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

I considered phrasing a similar post but trying to get more useful information out of it than just a raw number.

Flats: How many, what caused it?, where was it, how long did it take to fix, did you have everything you needed?

It's tough to penalize people for puncture flats because a lot of that is luck of the draw and how comfortable you feel out in the road.

Other mechanicals: What happened, could you fix it on the road, and could you have prevented it back in Seattle before BC5?

I realized I did have one mechanical, my chain jumped past the granny in the rear just as I hit the first super steep hill. I stopped pedaling immediately, fished the part that had gone over back out and walked up part of the hill till I could get back on and pedal. So lost time, about 30 seconds. Could I have prevented it? Yes, maybe another nudge on the limit screw, shift in the rear before the front, or add a pie plate.

I don't think we had any catastrophic failures though like sheared derailures or K9/trailer issues. So if all we had were flats and folk were prepared and able to fix them then I think we did OK.

alexandrab

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 10:15 am

Joined: 21 Aug 2009 Posts: 186 Location: the hill

One. My chain didn't break, but it did do this. Thanks for untangling, Henry.

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tictoc

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 10:42 am

Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 765 Location: Right here, Right Now!

well Andre if ya wanna get super technical about mechanicals:

A few times on the ride back my chain didn't drop fully from the big ring to my middle ring, causing lost momentum and a precious few seconds left on the road. egad.

Dropped chains aren't mechanicals, unless u have to bring out the chain tool. Alex's chain drop and tangle is up for debate.

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lantius

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 10:50 am

1337 Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 6705 Location: right over

greghxc's internal-flatting tube might count as a real mechanical.

joeball

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 10:51 am

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

tictoc wrote:

Sure, I took it in stride, Lets chalk it up in Sweeney Safety Lingo as a "Near Miss." Had I stood up to pedal I could have easily broken 1/4 of my spokes and my chain and been basically SOL, a death blow mechanical.

tictoc

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:43 pm

Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 765 Location: Right here, Right Now!

Quote:

And I thought your "near miss" was just an excuse to walk up that hill. ;)

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tehschkott

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:55 pm

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

tictoc wrote:

I'm with Tic Toc here. I dropped my chain once climbing one of those mothers of a hill. No biggie. I then got a stick in my derailleur (via chain) on the way down the hill to the camp site. That fucked with me most of the way back home until I realized that it'd bent my derailleur a little bit, causing the shifting to get all dicked up. Neither I'd consider a real mechanical, or I'd consider them rolling-mechanicals.

I'd consider Daryl eating shit a stop-mechanical. Luckily no harm, no foul. I'd also consider Alex's a stop-mechanical.

Greg had 3 flats on the same tire. Someone get that guy some rim tape.

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derrickito

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 1:04 pm

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i had:
1 blue pill
1 cookie
1 excess amount of rum

my eyes went all googley for half the ride out.

freemywrld

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 1:08 pm

Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 374 Location: Lost

derrickito wrote:

i had:
1 blue pill
1 cookie
1 excess amount of rum

my eyes went all googley for half the ride out.

Ha! Glad I could contribute to your cause...

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langston

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 1:50 pm

Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 5547 Location: Columbia City

freemywrld wrote:

derrickito wrote:

i had:
1 blue pill
1 cookie
1 excess amount of rum

my eyes went all googley for half the ride out.

Ha! Glad I could contribute to your cause...

substitue rum for beer, and I likewise was largely incapacitated once we arrived at camp. Good times, y'all. Its going to be a tough call when it comes time to re-audition for Soundwave...

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sorahn

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 2:03 pm

i'll eat your pussy like alf (11yo) Joined: 15 Oct 2009 Posts: 464 Location: Beacon Hill

tehschkott wrote:

I'd consider Daryl eating shit a stop-mechanical. Luckily no harm, no foul.

I was actually considering that. The bike was still completely functional, just lacking a front brake.

Can I get a "Yes, but .5 Mechanicals" option?

Also, if I had actually fell into that washed out chunk of road (I missed it by about 6 inches) it probably would have ruined my night.

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tehschkott

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 3:55 pm

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

sorahn wrote:

tehschkott wrote:

I'd consider Daryl eating shit a stop-mechanical. Luckily no harm, no foul.

No, man up to one, or it's Swayze for you.

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sorahn

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 8:20 am

i'll eat your pussy like alf (11yo) Joined: 15 Oct 2009 Posts: 464 Location: Beacon Hill

tehschkott wrote:

No, man up to one, or it's Swayze for you.

Everything's coming up Swayzes

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