Oh snap, my chain snapped! [pics]

[Comrade]

Hey guys, I was riding a few hundred miles on my bike to go see a friend of mine, when all the sudden I'm getting back on the highway after getting gas and my rear tire locks up.

At 75 mph.

I was wearing a helmet, gloves, t-shirt, and jeans. No jacket, barely any protection.

I tried shifting, thinking maybe my clutch caught on something, but it did no good, and I ended up power sliding 120 feet into the blank spot between the on ramp of the highway and the highway itself where people were doing 90+ mph.

I don't know how I managed to keep my bike up, but I did, and after I came to a stop I panicked and called 911 because I was in the middle of the road, and my chain snapped and snagged my rear wheel so it couldn't be moved.

So I called the 911, the police came and we moved my bike to the shoulder, then I called my roadside assistance to get me to a shop I had looked up on my phone and called them. This shop actually had my chain in stock, and if the damage was repairable they could repair it for me the next day, but I'd need a hotel. The police left and I waited an hour for the tow truck in 105 degree weather with no shade and no water. Then, a truck pulls over for me. It was the guy at the motorcycle shop I had just talked to.

He loaded my bike onto his truck as I canceled my roadside assistance, and dropped me off at a hotel. The next day, I got a ride back over to the shop and my bike was repaired. Could have been much worse, too.

[Comrade]

Fuck.

[deckheadtottie]

At 7/15/11 12:59 PM, ComradeMolotov wrote: Fuck.

If I had a bike, and thank fuck I do not, I would never ride it again after something like that.

[Comrade]

At 7/15/11 12:59 PM, Otto wrote: That's an edgey picture of your bike

Indeed.

Here's the skidmark I left and where I originally stopped before the police moved my bike. No, not the kinda skidmark that'll ruin your friday night damn s'rong with you man

[Asandir]

Sad that the chain broke, but good to hear that nothing serious happened and that you didn't have an accident, that could have been way worse.

[All-American-Badass]

People were doing 90?

[coleknows]

At 7/15/11 12:59 PM, ComradeMolotov wrote: Fuck.

Same here. Fuck.

I can't even see how it would be possible to snap the chain like that, geez.

[anauthor]

At 7/15/11 01:00 PM, deckheadtottie wrote:

At 7/15/11 12:59 PM, ComradeMolotov wrote: Fuck.

If I had a bike, and thank fuck I do not, I would never ride it again after something like that.

This ^
And luck was clearly on your side.

[Rawter]

So your chained snapped
Oh crap
I think the bike company should be slapped
But don't worry we NG so for your bravery we will give you a clap
Anyways I sure you tired now and want to take a nap
but before you do make sure you fap
and have a great life my dear chap
unless you trolling
which I am sure you not because then this thread would be a trap

[coleknows]

Oh crap
I think the bike company should be slapped
But don't worry we NG so for your bravery we will give you a clap
Anyways I sure you tired now and want to take a nap
but before you do make sure you fap
and have a great life my dear chap
unless you trolling
which I am sure you not because then this thread would be a trap

Nice poem there :P
Im terrible with poems ):

[Magical-Zorse]

I would never go that fast on a bike.

[Wolfos]

Wow... I'm a bit scared to ride a bike after I saw that.
How did that even manage to snap?

[Comrade]

At 7/15/11 01:05 PM, All-American-Badass wrote: People were doing 90?

Everyone in Georgia drives 15+ over the speed limit.

At 7/15/11 01:06 PM, coleknows wrote:

At 7/15/11 12:59 PM, ComradeMolotov wrote: Fuck.

Same here. Fuck.

I can't even see how it would be possible to snap the chain like that, geez.

I don't even fucking know but it did.

At 7/15/11 01:08 PM, Rawter wrote: So your chained snapped
Oh crap
I think the bike company should be slapped
But don't worry we NG so for your bravery we will give you a clap
Anyways I sure you tired now and want to take a nap
but before you do make sure you fap
and have a great life my dear chap
unless you trolling
which I am sure you not because then this thread would be a trap

I ain't trollin you, you poor sap
when my chain broke i pulled out a map
and threw away my dancing shoes this was no time for a tap
so i found out where i was and phoned the popo stat
and then we moved my bike as I found a hotel with my priceline app
my bike got towed and i got went to the hotel where I proceeded to take a crap

[Dosensuppen]

Man, I don't know how many thread related to motorcycles you made, but I do remember a number of them being bad. You may want to consider severely cutting on your bike riding before you wind up making a "In Hell" thread from the grave. Then again, it may be a passion for you and not so easy. I'm just worried about you getting in a real dangerous wreck, is all.

[Slint]

That's some bad luck.

[Ultimatefish]

This went from a close call biking story too any epic rap battle.
continue.

[Emarius]

At 7/15/11 01:06 PM, coleknows wrote:

At 7/15/11 12:59 PM, ComradeMolotov wrote: Fuck.

Same here. Fuck.

I can't even see how it would be possible to snap the chain like that, geez.

I don't even fucking know but it did.

I bet I know EXACTLY how it snapped. In my experiences with chain (albeit smaller size chain) it's always the same thing. The master link pops off. On traditional chains, the links are all connected pretty strongly, except the ends. If they didn't do that, it would be a pain to get the chain onto the sprocket without buying larger chain and cutting it down, but even then you'd need a master link.

The master link connects the two ends of chain, but it can't be as strongly connected as all the other links by nature. Newer chains use a rivet style link, while old ones use a little clip to secure the last link. Picture below, and I'd be willing to bet that if you look at your old chain, it's missing the link you'll see there. That little clip has never caused anything but headaches. It likes to pop off at the worst possible times. I'd be terrified to get on a bike with that style of chain. Hopefully your new chain uses the newer standard!

You're a very lucky guy Comrade. Kudos to you for keeping control of the bike. When chains pop and wrap around the sprocket like that, generally all hell breaks loose.

[All-American-Badass]

At 7/15/11 01:16 PM, ComradeMolotov wrote:

At 7/15/11 01:05 PM, All-American-Badass wrote: People were doing 90?

Everyone in Georgia drives 15+ over the speed limit

That reminds me Montana and Johnson county

[Grammar-Nazi]

Isn't this the second accident you've had on your bike, now?

[Struggle]

fuck i want a motorcycle

[Bryan]

When I was a kid something like that happened to me. I was riding pretty fast downhill on a bike and my chain snapped and my bike almost rammed right into a truck that was driving up but right before I managed to steer it off the road (into a tree)

[SouthAsian]

At 7/15/11 01:53 PM, Struggle wrote: fuck i want a motorcycle

lol yeah.

but good job by controlling your vehicle, and asking for assistance.

[Tony-DarkGrave]

glad your alive guy you were fucking LUCKY.

[LazyPint]

Shit man, that was a lucky escape.

My back wheel slid on my ride home tonight, probably only two inches or so on a wee spot of mud, but holy shit I had a minor heart attack.

By which point it was long over.

I've got a Scottoiler on my bike to keep the chain lubricated, but if that happened to me I'd never ride again, cause I'm a massive coward as it is.

Still, well done on not dying and all that.

[Evark]

Man... it's a damn good thing you weren't corning hard when your wheel locked, 'cause you'd have had some nasty oversteer to try to compensate for. Honestly, good on you for keeping the bike upright. I'm not an experienced rider (due to not owning a bike yet... >: ) but I know how dangerous that sort of situation can be.

Really though, people, it could've been a lot worse. If a wheel locks up, you definitely want it to be your rear instead of the front. If the front wheel locks up you're going over the handlebars unless you can pull off a stoppie while hopping to control it instead of using the brake (basically: no, you can't).

Good story though. Glad you made it out safely. My buddy has been in two bike accidents. Wrecked his first when some bitch slammed on her brakes because she thought he was following too close and the second when some idiot in a truck blew a stopsign and t-boned him at 30mph. I'm thankful those weren't at highway speeds.

[SizzleBolt]

I fixed your chain. :)

[Jonny]

At 7/15/11 01:02 PM, ComradeMolotov wrote: Here's the skidmark I left and where I originally stopped before the police moved my bike. No, not the kinda skidmark that'll ruin your friday night damn s'rong with you man

Oh shit, those skid marks will be there for a while, a relation of a friend of mine was in a bike accident about 6 months ago, and the skid marks are still on the road. You're also incredibly lucky, the aforementioned relation of a friend didn't make it out alive..

[DannyJay]

90 mph? i thought the autobahn was in Germany.

[Comrade]

At 7/15/11 01:21 PM, Narcissy wrote: Man, I don't know how many thread related to motorcycles you made, but I do remember a number of them being bad. You may want to consider severely cutting on your bike riding before you wind up making a "In Hell" thread from the grave. Then again, it may be a passion for you and not so easy. I'm just worried about you getting in a real dangerous wreck, is all.

Thanks for your concern Esshole but I think I'm going to keep riding. Shit happens.

At 7/15/11 01:38 PM, Emarius wrote:

At 7/15/11 01:06 PM, coleknows wrote:

At 7/15/11 12:59 PM, ComradeMolotov wrote: Fuck.

Same here. Fuck.

I can't even see how it would be possible to snap the chain like that, geez.

I don't even fucking know but it did.

I bet I know EXACTLY how it snapped.

Yep that's the chain that was on there, it had a little clip. Never buying one of those ever again, plus that chain had only been on there 3 days and was already getting rusty and nearly killed me. I have one of the new O-ring chains on now.

At 7/15/11 03:22 PM, SizzleBolt wrote: I fixed your chain. :)

Thanks bro, can you put it back on the sprocket though? :\

At 7/15/11 03:26 PM, JonnyTheWinnar wrote:

At 7/15/11 01:02 PM, ComradeMolotov wrote: Here's the skidmark I left and where I originally stopped before the police moved my bike. No, not the kinda skidmark that'll ruin your friday night damn s'rong with you man

Oh shit, those skid marks will be there for a while, a relation of a friend of mine was in a bike accident about 6 months ago, and the skid marks are still on the road. You're also incredibly lucky, the aforementioned relation of a friend didn't make it out alive..

I live in Atlanta, Ga, and I was on a road trip going through Augusta, Ga. I'm probably not really gonna see it again unless I go that route, 150 miles away from where I live.

[Bit]

It's great that you're OK.

Things would have been very different if you hadn't somehow manage to take control of it.

Although, with the correct tools at hand, you could have removed the rear wheel whilst still in motion and shift all of your mass to the front wheel and you would then be driving the world's fastest power-unicycle.