Turbo disaster

[Justinslow]

So I borrowed a mates turbo and have used it a couple of times. The rear attachment "cups" didn't seem to fit one side of the bikes spindle with the quick release in the way. I just put a rag between it and the "cup" so that it held without scratching the bike.
On the third run you can guess what happened, "clipped in" the bike came off the turbo on the quick release side of the rear spindle skewing me over to the left and into/onto lots of other tat in my garage, I wasn't wearing a helmet.
So is this a clipless faux pas or a turbo faux pas or both? And it goes to prove you can crash in your own garage without actually going anywhere if you're stupid.
Luckily the only damage was to my pride and a few scratches on the quick release that I was trying to prevent in the first place.
Hurl abuse in this direction.

 

[bpsmith]

The turbo should have come with a quick release which specifically fits the mounting on the turbo.

 

[Hugh Manatee]

You must have looked like one of those Evel Knievel wind up toys from the 70s. You used to wind him up with a little handle, press a button and, Woosh! He goes flying across the room!



I fell off rollers and actually bent a knitting needle into a right angle with my arse. Ouch! The first crash I have had in years!

 

[TissoT]

Glad you are ok .... Though its best to keep it Quite ...

 

[Justinslow]

The turbo should have come with a quick release which specifically fits the mounting on the turbo.

It came with the little alloy cups fitted with a little semi circular cut out not big enough to fit the QR in, so I bodged it instead of asking for the correct fittings which I'm guessing my mate still has?

 

[welsh dragon]

Hope your all right, but I am another one doing a bit of sniggering . Sorry.

 

[raleighnut]

Was it designed for a non-QR bolted in rear wheel.

 

[Justinslow]

Was it designed for a non-QR bolted in rear wheel.

Probably! My mtb with no QR now sits on the turbo.

 

[david k]

Deny everything

I think i know what happened, you were going way to fast, around 85mph were the heat generated was to much and the expansion caused a gap which flung you off

you were lucky to survive but dont want to mention it

 

[Hugh Manatee]

A word of advice. As David mentioned above about heat generation; well it does! Think about a turbo specific tyre if you are going to do a lot of it. If not, prepare possibly for the tyre to fall apart!

I could hear a weird rubbing noise coming from the back of the turbo and it turned out to be the treaded part of the tyre coming away from the carcass of the tyre! If I hadn't stopped to investigate, the whole lot would have jammed up!

 

[winjim]

You weren't wearing a helmet? Well that's just irresponsible.

 

[Justinslow]

Deny everything

I think i know what happened, you were going way to fast, around 85mph were the heat generated was to much and the expansion caused a gap which flung you off

you were lucky to survive but dont want to mention it

More like 87 mph! (A good cover story, I like it)

 

[Justinslow]

You weren't wearing a helmet? Well that's just irresponsible.

Lesson learned, I'm going to construct a "turbo room" with wall to wall mattresses and fluffy pillows, damn dangerous things those turbos!

 

[Gravity Aided]

I thought about doing that for rollers. I think rollers have a greater potential for danger to the cyclist. I think you'll be just fine, I can't imagine anything worse happening to one on a turbo. If anything worse happens on the turbo, you might look into a recumbent exercycle. Less distance to fall. It also works a whole different set of leg muscles. Very therapeutic.

 

[cyberknight]

Send the video to those " numpty falls over in silly way " tv show and get your 15 seconds of fame