Anyone else having this issue with Tru Vativ Hussefelt DH cranks?

Ok where you screw your pedal into the crank they put this washer that is threaded also. It's
supposed to be torqued in there so it never comes out, but their first run of these wasn't torqued
high enough. This washer comes out and sticks on your pedals and there is really no way to get it
off unless you have a vice grip and ruin it. It's the lamest design.. You would think that the
washer deal would at least be reverse threaded. I called tru vativ and they knew about the problem
and sent me out new cranks, but even these new ones are doing the same thing. I am not tightening
down my pedals real tight or anything. The real shitty thing is that I ride both urban and XC style
stuff. So I switch out my pedals accordingly (platforms on street and clipless for XC). If I call
tru vativ again they are going to think I am hustling them for free cranks or something, that is why
I am asking in here.. I can't be the only one that has come across this.

peace

 

"Combfilter" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Ok where you screw your pedal into the crank they put this washer that is
threaded also.
> It's supposed to be torqued in there so it never comes out, but their
first run of these
> wasn't torqued high enough. This washer comes out and sticks on your
pedals and there is
> really no way to get it off unless you have a vice grip and ruin it. It's
the lamest
> design.. You would think that the washer deal would at least be reverse
threaded. I
> called tru vativ and they knew about the problem and sent me out new
cranks, but even
> these new ones are doing the same thing. I am not tightening down my
pedals real tight
> or anything. The real shitty thing is that I ride both urban and XC
style stuff. So I
> switch out my pedals accordingly (platforms on street and clipless for
XC). If I call
> tru vativ again they are going to think I am hustling them for free cranks
or something,
> that is why I am asking in here.. I can't be the only one that has come
across this.

We had the same problem on one of our bikes. The Truvatives got quickly replaced with a set of
Racefaces.

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

 

> pedals real tight
> > or anything. The real shitty thing is that I ride both urban and XC
> style stuff. So I
> > switch out my pedals accordingly (platforms on street and clipless for
> XC). If I call
> > tru vativ again they are going to think I am hustling them for free cranks
> or something,
> > that is why I am asking in here.. I can't be the only one that has come
> across this.
>

I haven't seen them come with a threaded washer yet, were these retail or OEM cranks? All the
ones I've seen, the washers were loose in a little baggie zip tied to one crank arm. I guess
they got tired of people breaking their cranks because they didn't read the directions and
install the washers.
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Chris Phillipo - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia http://www.ramsays-online.com

 

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> "Combfilter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Ok where you screw your pedal into the crank they put this washer that is
> threaded also.
> > It's supposed to be torqued in there so it never comes out, but their
> first run of these
> > wasn't torqued high enough. This washer comes out and sticks on your
> pedals and there is
> > really no way to get it off unless you have a vice grip and ruin it. It's
> the lamest
> > design.. You would think that the washer deal would at least be reverse
> threaded. I
> > called tru vativ and they knew about the problem and sent me out new
> cranks, but even
> > these new ones are doing the same thing. I am not tightening down my
> pedals real tight
> > or anything. The real shitty thing is that I ride both urban and XC
> style stuff. So I
> > switch out my pedals accordingly (platforms on street and clipless for
> XC). If I call
> > tru vativ again they are going to think I am hustling them for free cranks
> or something,
> > that is why I am asking in here.. I can't be the only one that has come
> across this.
>
> We had the same problem on one of our bikes. The Truvatives got quickly replaced with a set of
> Racefaces.
>
> - CA-G
>
> Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!
>
>
>
I wish I could afford some RaceFaces.. I got me a nice raceface stem, but the cranks are out of my
price range.. I still can't believe that not more people are having this issue with tru vativ.

-comb

 

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>
> > pedals real tight
> > > or anything. The real shitty thing is that I ride both urban and XC
> > style stuff. So I
> > > switch out my pedals accordingly (platforms on street and clipless for
> > XC). If I call
> > > tru vativ again they are going to think I am hustling them for free cranks
> > or something,
> > > that is why I am asking in here.. I can't be the only one that has come
> > across this.
> >
>
> I haven't seen them come with a threaded washer yet, were these retail or OEM cranks? All the ones
> I've seen, the washers were loose in a little baggie zip tied to one crank arm. I guess they got
> tired of people breaking their cranks because they didn't read the directions and install the
> washers.
>
OEM

-comb