What Frame Have You Cracked?

What frame material have you cracked?

  • carbon

    Votes: 10 13.3%
  • aluminum

    Votes: 36 48.0%
  • steel

    Votes: 16 21.3%
  • titanium

    Votes: 3 4.0%
  • plastic

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • wood

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • glass

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • yo momma

    Votes: 7 9.3%
  • crackandale

    Votes: 11 14.7%
  • specialized

    Votes: 4 5.3%
  • giant

    Votes: 6 8.0%
  • trek

    Votes: 10 13.3%
  • jamis

    Votes: 1 1.3%
  • santa cruz

    Votes: 2 2.7%
  • surly

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • salsa

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • some other brand

    Votes: 14 18.7%
  • misfit

    Votes: 2 2.7%
  • gary fischer

    Votes: 8 10.7%
  • gt

    Votes: 3 4.0%
  • walmart type

    Votes: 2 2.7%
  • none i'm a wuss

    Votes: 14 18.7%

  • Total voters
    75
I cracked my Mary frame but really it wasn't a fair match. It was my only bike for a number of years. Stood up for several thousand miles to the strain of a Clydesdale riding it fully rigid and singlespeed. Oh the torque that cheap steel was under. It owed me nothing 😉
 
Cracked my Specialized M2 frame after 2 seasons of the MASS series, and the usual other rides for training and fun. Mostly fun.
 
In no particular order:

Trek st120 (1st aluminum y-bike)
GT Zaskar
Schwinn Moab Disc
Santa Cruz Bullit (twice)
Karpiel Armageddon
Cliffcat Tankass (Sheard the reAr end off)
 
Ok I've added some major brands. If you have any specific brand, post up and maybe I'll add it to the poll.
 
There wasnt an option for "none... I'm a noob" so chose "none I'm a wuss." But I guess they are the same thing.
 
Titus Switchblade. 3 separate times, cracked the frame at the bottom tube/headtube, crack in swing arm, crack seat stay near caliper mount.
 
Maybe I should add a weight limit to the poll? 😉
The trek and Cliff cat were just piles of garbage. While on the Schwinn I was 240 and rode it everywhere, it had it coming. The gt I ran the post too high. The Santa Cruz and karpiel frames were during my "ten foot to flat" urban huck days.
 
In the 90's I broke 3 of the carbon LTSs.
A multitude of 26 inch hardtails.
2 Cruxs.
6 Gary Fisher Superflys and 3 Paragons in 2 seasons.

Cannondale Six13 and Supersix.

1 Seven Sola.

Haven't broken a fat bike yet.
 
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Snapped the head tube clean off an Auburn preriding before the Quaker State Nationals in Bensalem PA...trying to clear the triples into the last turn.

This isn't the exact bike, I dont have pics of it but for some strange reason, I kept the rear triangle

Edit - literally just put the bike back together after a fresh paint job for that race

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Snapped the head tube clean off an Auburn preriding before the Quaker State Nationals in Bensalem PA...trying to clear the triples into the last turn.

This is the exact bike, I dont have pics of it but for some strange reason, I kept the rear triangle

Edit - literally just put the bike back together after a fresh paint job for that race

F6EDB4CD-94A8-4A9F-935B-E4C98F603837_zpsiewdb61h.jpg
That had to hurt!
 
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