Broken shoe - Scott Pro

Today as I bent on one knee to fix a pump to a tire tube valve before riding, I heard a loud snapping sound from my right shoe.  Upon inspection, the carbon sole on my Scott "Pro" shoe had snapped completely into two pieces.  

I got these shoes in 2011 and used them fairly heavily in 2011 and 2012 ... but have barely touched them the past 2-3 years.  They are light weight.  Too light weight, it would seem.  Another example of weight weenie cycling gear that will not stand up to robust use.  

And so the Scott Pro shoes get added to the Positivo Espresso "Cycling Gear We Broke" page.  Welcome to the Hall of Shame!

Snapped carbon sole

Scott Pro!

I am glad they broke at the beginning of today's 50km ride rather than once I was out on the weeklong Cycle Oregon.  Fortunately, I had already ordered a pair of new Shimano mountain shoes with SPD cleats/pedals, for use on Cycle Oregon.  If all goes well they will arrive Thursday US time.

Jerome -- The Wheel Punisher

I built up a pair of wheels for Jerome back in 2012 using DT Swiss RR415 rims.  Pretty quickly he had dinged them up, and it was clear they would not last forever.  Well, over two and a half years later, and he finally traded them in for a wheel with a stronger (and wider) rear rim ... more suitable for his style and type of riding.  Wheel No 00020.

The RR415's took a real beating.  Aluminum clincher rims are, ultimately, disposable items.

Looks like Jerome tried a can opener on these rims?

More deep dings. Amazing that they were still rideable.  But time for a change.

Broken Things

Happy New Year
This is the second crank that broke on me - first was a Shimano Dura-ace hollow tech. This is from the commuter fixie. Replacement cost is going to push up my estimate of the price of the daily commute - currently 10 pence!