Brilliant idea that hook thing of yours, so much easier to work on like that. Great post, really interesting to see real world repairs. You did so well to sort this in the dark without glasses, great skills. Not one curse, ha ha you have a good and patient temperament. Well done!👍
Thanks Tim :) The camera had a better view than me, it came out much better than I was expecting. I was looking from above, and without my glasses it was difficult to see.... Maybe we have common relations? We have the same surname! Stuart (aka Stuggy :)
@@AyupStuggy Perhaps somewhere down the line we're related..but probably a long way of, as I'm from Yorkshire, and by the sound of your accent, you're from somewhere down south! Anyway, a great little post, and after your explanation of the true difficulty you had, it seems even better. I am intrigued and interested in that hook thing though, did you make it/improvise it yourself, what is it?
In my dim and distant past, I'm from near Doncaster (Edlington), and still go down that way. I took a picture of the chain hook that I made. I hope you are impressed by my precision engineering ability! See the link in the video description. After the ride on closer inspection, my derailleur looks fine, but the braze-on support bracket on the frame is broken! I've also put a picture of that in the description. That is work in progress, I still trying to work out the best way forward.
Thanks! Well done on your repair too. I now carry a rear derailleur hanger, thankfully I've not needed it yet. I never thought I'd mangle the front one... which I've still got to fix. I must go and do some mountain biking in the mean time.
Sonny, the bottle attached to the under frame is really an inappropriate position to have it. Why, because when you're in transit, the front tyre will flick up sand, dirt and other debris against the bottle, then you'll have a dirty cap when you pop up the cap to drink. It's best to have the bottle holder inside the triangle frame preferably on the vertical bar
Yes that bottom water bottle can get disgusting! It's my top-up bottle for refilling the others when on very long rides if I don't want to have a food/drink stop.
LOL! Oh how I wish it were! My bike is broken after this ride. My derailleur is ok (I think). However, the the 'braze-on' derailleur bracket was bent with a couple of hair line cracks in it. As I tried to straighten it back at home, it snapped! This is part of my frame, which I've still yet to sort out. There's a picture link in my description. I'm glad you think my video is good enough to appear staged, but I can assure you it was a roadside breakdown and temporary fix to get me home.
@@AyupStuggyif it's not some bougie boutique bike, we all know there's a cheap old derailleur with a fitting clamp size waiting in a dusty drawer itching to be installed 👌
@@brrrt6666 Yes it's an aluminium frame, and had a very weak (now broken) derailleur bracket. It wasn't substantial enough! The new clamp on bracket looks much stronger than the original one as part of the frame. But first, I'm off to the cycle shop to see what they have to say.
Nice too see a knowledgeable well equipped cyclist. Good on ya mate!👍
@@kiwibiker9754 Thanks, I appreciate that. It's my first ever chain break on a ride. I'm glad I carried those extra things.
Brilliant idea that hook thing of yours, so much easier to work on like that. Great post, really interesting to see real world repairs. You did so well to sort this in the dark without glasses, great skills. Not one curse, ha ha you have a good and patient temperament. Well done!👍
Thanks Tim :) The camera had a better view than me, it came out much better than I was expecting. I was looking from above, and without my glasses it was difficult to see.... Maybe we have common relations? We have the same surname! Stuart (aka Stuggy :)
@@AyupStuggy Perhaps somewhere down the line we're related..but probably a long way of, as I'm from Yorkshire, and by the sound of your accent, you're from somewhere down south! Anyway, a great little post, and after your explanation of the true difficulty you had, it seems even better. I am intrigued and interested in that hook thing though, did you make it/improvise it yourself, what is it?
In my dim and distant past, I'm from near Doncaster (Edlington), and still go down that way. I took a picture of the chain hook that I made. I hope you are impressed by my precision engineering ability! See the link in the video description. After the ride on closer inspection, my derailleur looks fine, but the braze-on support bracket on the frame is broken! I've also put a picture of that in the description. That is work in progress, I still trying to work out the best way forward.
Well done. Last time I had that it snapped the derailleur hanger, no spare, managed to rig a single speed and get home like that.
Thanks! Well done on your repair too. I now carry a rear derailleur hanger, thankfully I've not needed it yet. I never thought I'd mangle the front one... which I've still got to fix. I must go and do some mountain biking in the mean time.
Sonny, the bottle attached to the under frame is really an inappropriate position to have it. Why, because when you're in transit, the front tyre will flick up sand, dirt and other debris against the bottle, then you'll have a dirty cap when you pop up the cap to drink. It's best to have the bottle holder inside the triangle frame preferably on the vertical bar
Extra immune system training I see no problem. It's good for you.
Yes that bottom water bottle can get disgusting! It's my top-up bottle for refilling the others when on very long rides if I don't want to have a food/drink stop.
A few extra germs is good for you! :)
This is a staged scenario: not real life .
LOL! Oh how I wish it were! My bike is broken after this ride. My derailleur is ok (I think). However, the the 'braze-on' derailleur bracket was bent with a couple of hair line cracks in it. As I tried to straighten it back at home, it snapped! This is part of my frame, which I've still yet to sort out. There's a picture link in my description. I'm glad you think my video is good enough to appear staged, but I can assure you it was a roadside breakdown and temporary fix to get me home.
@@AyupStuggyif it's not some bougie boutique bike, we all know there's a cheap old derailleur with a fitting clamp size waiting in a dusty drawer itching to be installed 👌
@@brrrt6666 I've now received a mounting bracket. I'm still nervous about grinding the old one off!
@@AyupStuggy I'm deducing it's an aluminium frame, probably best not to go ham😬
@@brrrt6666 Yes it's an aluminium frame, and had a very weak (now broken) derailleur bracket. It wasn't substantial enough! The new clamp on bracket looks much stronger than the original one as part of the frame. But first, I'm off to the cycle shop to see what they have to say.