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  1. I kinda bent a crank on my lx. They arn'e the original ones but is
    there a good crank that is cotterless that will take some abuse I only
    bent it of a nine set I jump off daily.

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  2. profile:p. well they are "cotterless".

    assuming you're looking for a strong set of square taper cranks try
    'these' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50924)

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  3. trialfreek said:

    I only bent it of a nine set I jump off daily.

    REAL LAME MATE.

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  4. on UDC they have dotec cranks and black widow cranks which I've heard
    are very strong, but I ahve not had any personal experience with them.

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  5. Small stairs its like maybe five and a half feet in total height I don't
    know its length and if you had a nine set in your driveway you would
    jump it. And my The only original torker parts I have are the frame
    and seat.

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  6. i broke the original cranks and i replaced them with steel ones. then at
    the naucc in utah i bent my axle so i wouldnt be doing to big off drops
    and stuff with it.

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  7. mornish said:

    on UDC they have dotec cranks and black widow cranks which I've heard
    are very strong, but I ahve not had any personal experience with them.

    Black Widows blow. I bent my pair of 170s on my old MUni after jumping
    off like a 2ft box. Granted my form was *terrible* but still, 80 dollar
    cranks shouldn't do that. stay away from the widows unless you're
    totally confident that you have really good landing form.

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  8. TheBadger587 said:

    Black Widows blow. I bent my pair of 170s on my old MUni after jumping
    off like a 2ft box. Granted my form was *terrible* but still, 80 dollar
    cranks shouldn't do that. stay away from the widows unless you're
    totally confident that you have really good landing form.

    The Black Widow cranks are as strong or stronger than the typical alloy
    cranks that we were using back in the day. That would be back in 1998
    or so. Back then they suited our needs and are/were a quality crank.
    Back then we also did XC style riding and only a few people were going
    big and jumping off of things.

    Now the equipment has gotten better and stronger. You no longer have
    to be timid about jumping off of things for fear of breaking a crank or
    hub. Times have changed.

    I still have three sets of Black Widow cranks (150, 160, 170). I don't
    use them for muni any more. I do put them on the Coker and similar
    riding situations. They're still a good crank when used in the right
    situation.

    The advantage they have now is that they are available in several
    lengths from 150 to 175. And they are straight cranks with no (or
    minimal) flare.

    They aren't as stiff as some cranks, like the Kooka's the better
    Shimano cranks. When I have them on the Coker I can feel the flex
    (just very minimal) when climbing. But they do the job.

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  9. andycookuk said:

    REAL LAME MATE.

    busted!!!!!!!!!

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  10. Ya but i kinda don't have much money🙁 Why else would I be riding an Lx

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