Failures
Broken bike bits
Some bike failures
Repairs while riding
, including portable tools
Chain wear measuring tools
Center-clamp cranks
Chains (unfinished)
Side-pull brakes
Crank bearings
Broken bits from Open University
V-brakes
Broken bike bits
from
Gerritsen & Meijers, Ingenieurs
(aka "m-gineeering").
Pictures
from
The Yellow Jersey
including many broken bike bits.
Positech brake.
Failed part pictures courtesey Mark Bulgier.
Bicycle durability.
Spokes that fail while the bicycle is parked
Failed Spinergy 4-spoke and 5-spoke wheels.
Gipiemme Colrut Crank
UCI Wheel Testing
SunTour Superbe Pro brake CB-3600 bearing failures
Historical hub designs that have disappeared.
Freewheel hubs and broken axles
Rims wear out from braking
A gram on the wheels is like two grams on the frame? No.
Topolino spokes.
Freehub cassette lockring tools.
Pontoon cleats jam in some SPD pedals.
Some bicycle-related recalls.
Shimano FC-E700, with a non-circular chainring bolt pattern
Frame failures and repairs at the Yellow Jersey bike shop.
Carradice "Bagman" problems, 2009 model change
"Sealed" ball bearings
Brake heat blow-off test results
Repair design defect in Topeak "Micro Rocket" pumps
Low tires more likely to pinch flat; pump in the hub inflates as you ride
Chariot stroller/bike trailer hitch
Lubricate seatposts and quill stems annually
Water in frame causes frame failure
Haphazard notes on Bullseye and Shimano 2-piece cranks
Failures brought to Charnwood Cycles
Brake capacity: grade vs. descending speed
Frame repairs
Chain whips
"FAIL" comic relief
Vivo V1 "Sealed" derailleur reduces abrasive wear failures
Frames wear out! — though not according to legend
Suntour Superbe Tech — designed to avoid failures; fails
Bicycle Portraits
Bicycle Portraits
Jobst
Pictures archived for Jobst Brandt
Milton Wood Raymond's experimental bicycles
X-1 — "the backwards-facer"
X-2 — two-wheel steering
The Bicycle Museum of Bad Ideas
The Bicycle Museum of Bad Ideas