# Super Schlumpf Slip 'n' Slide... accidental coast & bail! **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [June 24, 2012, 12:51pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/super-schlumpf-slip-n-slide-accidental-coast-bail/118381 "2012-06-24T12:51:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![UniGeezer](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/unigeezer/32/1199_2.png) [@UniGeezer](https://unicyclist.com/u/UniGeezer)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 12:51pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/super-schlumpf-slip-n-slide-accidental-coast-bail/118381/1 "2012-06-24T12:51:10Z")
Had a total bearing slip while riding my schlumpf G26er high gear this morning, in causing a rather long unintentional coast! As I was coming down the hill I applied some back pressure, and that’s when it happened. Caught me by complete surprise but I somehow I managed to stay on for the coast, and thanks to quick reflexes, I had a surprisingly controlled dismount. This kind of slip in high often results in a hard fall to your backside! I had my frame bead-blasted last week, which also removed the powder coating that from the inside of my bearing caps. This had kept the caps and the frame from contacting, so you could properly tighten the caps onto the bearings. Unknown to me until this happened, without that layer of paint, I was not able to tighten the caps enough to keep the [knurled] bearing from slipping during back pressuring. The caps were tightening against the frame instead, allowing movement of the bearing. So now I will put some shims in there to take up the empty space! Has anyone else experience the Schlumpf “slip”? [![](https://unicyclist.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/d/0d026fdcdb4f9a30ba4a25ec8182fc01a1af237f.jpeg "Super Schlumpf Slip 'N' Slide ! ( SCARY, Accidental bearing coast! )") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7mhNUC94nY) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7mhN](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7mhN) --- _[View the full topic](https://unicyclist.com/t/super-schlumpf-slip-n-slide-accidental-coast-bail/118381)._