"Busted"

Ain't this great? All these bright, passionate people writing my blog for me. I figure it allows me to rest my overworked brain(that doesn't take much) and just think about my bike for a few days.

Because it's busted! And that makes me sad.

It has developed a creak over the last month that has come and gone. It's not uncommon for carbon fibre bikes to make some funny noises that are often benign. It just kept nagging at me however and I finally took it apart. Sure enough it had an internal injury.

The metal insert(the shiny part) you see in this picture is bonded into the carbon fibre(the black part) and it has come loose. Basically it's screwed! No way to repair it. I am trying to get it covered under warranty but we'll see how that goes. Like having a sick child I won't sleep well until it's fixed. Oh wait! I never sleep well so I guess it's no big deal eh?

“If a link is broken, the entire chain breaks."---Anon

love

peter