Confessions from the fuckwits
- Thread starter moorey
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silentbutdeadly
has some good things to say
It does also feature in the Annual Feats of Stupid Competition. I may have ridden with someone in the past who didn't tighten the retaining bolts at all before heading out to ride at Coomie...
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Is that what that little fucker does? Little fucker.
moorey
call me Mia
Hmmmm...I thought it was just a little safety catch to stop the crank completely falling off if it came loose?
cokeonspecialtwodollars
Fartes of Portingale
This is what I was lead to believe as well.
moorey
call me Mia
I can’t picture them doing what @Ultra Lord is proposing...but I’m a little slow.
Ultra Lord
Hurts. Requires Money. And is nerdy.
I’ll type this slowly then.
Theres a little tab on the bottom of the clip that faces towards the spindle.
On the spindle, theres a tab sized hole that the plastic clip will drop into when you’ve screwed the plastic end cap on far enough.
When you remove the crank arm, use a small screw driver or pick to lift the plastic tab clear of the hole in the spindle and the crank arm will come off easily.
Acts as a locator. Kinda shitty safety pin really, it just flops around when the cranks are loose.
moorey
call me Mia
We’re saying the same thing...it’s just not what you said earlier.I’ll type this slowly then.
Theres a little tab on the bottom of the clip that faces towards the spindle.
On the spindle, theres a tab sized hole that the plastic clip will drop into when you’ve screwed the plastic end cap on far enough.
When you remove the crank arm, use a small screw driver or pick to lift the plastic tab clear of the hole in the spindle and the crank arm will come off easily.
Acts as a locator. Kinda shitty safety pin really, it just flops around when the cranks are loose.
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Ultra Lord
Hurts. Requires Money. And is nerdy.
If you tighten the end nut so the tab won’t drop in the hole it’s too tight and you’ll ruin the BB. You said it’s a safety catch to stop cranks falling off.We’re saying the same thing...it’s just not what you said earlier.
How is that the same thing?
moorey
call me Mia
You have to lift it to easily get the crank off...
I reject your reality, and replace it with my own.
Ultra Lord
Hurts. Requires Money. And is nerdy.
The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
The receiving hole in the spindle is considerably larger than the pathetic little "safety" pin. You need to massively overtighten the compression cap (and destroy it rather than the bearings, although it still won't be good for them) to go past the hole. If you can't get the tab to drop in properly, more likely the crank hasn't fully seated in the bottom bracket, or you've spaced the BB out too much for the frame width.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
I always have a shower before I hit the dance floor. Doesn't make any difference to my success/fail rate.
The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
They're probably overthinking it.... First couple of years they did the two-piece cranks they didn't have the "safety" tab. But a few improperly tightened cranks fell off so they put the tab in to make it look like they made it more idiotproof. It's so bloody flimsy it still doesn't really do anything.
Tim_the_Clyde
Likes Dirt
Ensures crank arms are 180 degrees apart. There are f@&kwits about
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DMan
shawly the least hangeriest guy on rotorburn
Only 100? CMon, you've done more surely. And it's "knew"
moorey
call me Mia
Missed a k. And a zero.
DMan
shawly the least hangeriest guy on rotorburn
That's better. Maybe an apostrophe? Where is the K?Missed a k. And a zero.