krussell said:
Sorry ChecksWrecks. I sent you on this chase. I think I need a disclaimer in my tags.
Regarding the footpeg, I wonder if they are intentionally designed to break at a certain load before the frame / mount is impacted? I think of them as mechanical levers, and if the peg is unbreakable, that may make it worse by transferring a load that destroys stuff that's much harder to fix. That said, I wouldn't want to have one break unexpectedly from the burden of my 280lbs.
I dropped the bike, my bad, no worries.
Definitely not an intentional weak point. See the triangular hole at the right? That's a random void in the casting. And this is not unique to any one manufacturer, it's just a characteristic of mass-produced aluminum castings.
To the left of that hole is a shiny V-shaped area, showing how big this void really was, before the break. Zooming in closer it is apparent how the fracture propagates out of the hole and toward the left as an expanding V pattern.
On the up-sdie, it took the bike falling on it and broke back to front.
On the down-side, a void like this is totally random and could be pretty much anywhere.
I got my new Pivot Pegs from Jaxon in a little over 24 hours and love 'em! They give a big flat area to stand on and when shifting or breaking, your foot pivots at the shaft, not at the front of the peg. That inch+ makes a surprisingly big difference in comfort.
