Damaged Goods

[Carter Turk]

During shelter in place orders in back in April.

Poor cell phone shot & bad background.

Had all these worthless parts stashed in the garage in bags n such for some reason couldn't part with the bits,

probably cause there was a story behind every broken piece.

20200813_100019 by Carter Turk, on Flickr

[Brendan W]

Why not pick one and every month or so post a pic with the story.
By now it should be clear that they are not going to get better on the shelf
I see a lot of the usual suspects in that line up.
Is that a chain clip that has my attention?

[Buffalo Bill]

Something exploded…

[dorkburger]

Offerings to the Gods of speed....

[dorkburger]

Why not pick one and every month or so post a pic with the story.
By now it should be clear that they are not going to get better on the shelf
I see a lot of the usual suspects in that line up.
Is that a chain clip that has my attention?

This could be a fun thread.

[Carter Turk]

Is that a chain clip that has my attention?

I've thrown one chain off on the freeway in my youth.
Really couldn't afford the maintenance at the time, so had went to a (phone booth) to call my sister to tow me back home 10 miles on the freeway behind a Honda Accord.
The chain flew clear of the bike, it didn't bunch up on the counter-shaft sprocket & damage the engine.

The other 5 times it flew off, it was sometimes just the clip, but the last time it was coming home after 400 mile ride over North Cascades Hwy, I decided to lube the chain, spun it around on my 2x4/plywood rear stand & noticed the clip gone, sideplate missing, & the master link prongs bent outward, somehow holding the chain together. Switched to rivet after that, though maybe tried rvt &/or safety wire few times, only to have that deteriorate too. It was always facing the proper way, with the clip in the proper channels.

[nvr2old]

I love riding the North Cascades..beautiful scenery and curvy for miles and miles..doesn't get much better. I miss going to the Isle of Vashon and the Tiddler Tour, also. Some great excuses to ride over some of the most beautiful mountain passes in Washington.