Bike Boo Boos

How to fix your mountain bike when you are miles from civilization
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Fixing frame issues
 
Some frame breakages are pretty catastrophic. They tend to go along with major personal injury too. However, for more minor crashes there are ways of fixing the bike sufficiently to ride it out.
 

Dent in frame

Even the nastiest looking dents will normally hold together long enough to ride out.

 

Frame broken at weld

Clean snaps at the tube joints aren't always the sign of defective manufacturing. Stress cracks can happen at any time. Learn how to lash the frame back together.

 

Broken handlebar or seatpost

Turn a pain in the ass into a comfy ride home. 

More content in the book:

Frame broken along a tube

Rear triangle broken

Handlebars off-center after crash

Seat rail comes loose from top

 

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