Bike Disaster

[keith_underdown]

I hit a concrete pillar yesterday and sheared off a brake caliper which means new front forks-more expense and the loss of the bike for several days!

I had eventually fitted the toeclips that I bought weeks ago. Getting my feet out is not the problem I discovered, getting them in is. I was struggling to do just that when I veered towards a large

Comments

[emperor]

You should get your bike shop to check the frame very carefully - an impact that damaged your front like that might have damaged the frame too. The usual sign would be wavy patterns in the paintwork or similar.

Possible damage to frame

[keith_underdown]

Thank for the advice but the frame took very little shock. I caught the caliper a direct whack on the side of the post and the hollow bolt holding it into the boss on the fork sheared. Unfortunately it is not possible to simply re-attach the caliper to the fork. It is effectively integral wit the fork.