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When do you change your cranks?

joe · 2004-05-10T18:06:59+00:00

After posting in a thread about bent cranks, I just wondered at what stage of bentness do you change your cranks? I'm talking more cotterless cranks btw! This is my Muni at the moment: bent cranks and pedals, mostly the right.... [image: http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albums/buc11/BUC11_0276.sized.jpg] It might look like it needs new cranks, but it is still ridable, and I dont have any money It may feel odd at first, but after a while, you do get used to your foot moving around oddly on a bent crank/pedal. I did an (almost) 20 mile ride last weekend with my muni in that state, and didnt really mind having bent cranks. So, I was just wondering when do you change your cranks if they bend? I think I might get some new cranks and pedals for the summer, after I buy the BC wheel, new pedals for my freestyle, paid my mum back for the MP3 player (which still doesnt work) and bought Derek a pint in exchange for his tyre! :p Joe, -- joe - Who needs cranks anyways? 😎 *www.cool.unicyclist.com* 😎 'I like to show off in front of people not to show them what I can do, but to show them what can be done on a unicycle' - Sofa 'SIXSIXONE' (http://www.sixsixone.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ joe's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/957 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/32383

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joe
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10 May 2004, 18:06 UTC #1

After posting in a thread about bent cranks, I just wondered at what
stage of bentness do you change your cranks? I'm talking more cotterless
cranks btw!
This is my Muni at the moment: bent cranks and pedals, mostly the
right....
[image: http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albums/buc11/BUC11_0276.sized.jpg]
It might look like it needs new cranks, but it is still ridable, and I
dont have any money
It may feel odd at first, but after a while, you do get used to your
foot moving around oddly on a bent crank/pedal.
I did an (almost) 20 mile ride last weekend with my muni in that state,
and didnt really mind having bent cranks.
So, I was just wondering when do you change your cranks if they bend?
I think I might get some new cranks and pedals for the summer, after I
buy the BC wheel, new pedals for my freestyle, paid my mum back for the
MP3 player (which still doesnt work) and bought Derek a pint in exchange
for his tyre! :p
Joe,
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thinuniking
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10 May 2004, 18:13 UTC #2

this is my trials but not for much longer! as i ordered my wheel set 2
night!the best pic i could find to show how bent they are is a gliding
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joe
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10 May 2004, 18:19 UTC #3

Ben, you sure you are not just showing everyone your new trick! :p
I cant make out if they are bent or not!
Also I would just like to add to my question. How many people ride with
a bent hub?
Mark Roberts has a standard hub, and bent it doing trials. It was mad!
Both the pedals were in the same half of the wheel...
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unicycleboy
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10 May 2004, 18:31 UTC #4

That is a bent hub to me Ben, I ride with a bent hub since Roger pointed
it out and tried to straight it by hopping on it :P I would replace
those cranks on the 26" it might not feel to bad now but wait till you
put straight cranks on it 😉
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unigeee
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10 May 2004, 19:05 UTC #5

ride it until you can afford splined hub and cranks, then get new square
tapers and sell it. that's what i did.
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johnfoss
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10 May 2004, 19:09 UTC #6

Replace them when you can't stand them anymore. If you are a fast rider,
you may notice your feet not sticking very well anymore. Also I don't
know if there are any long term effects of having your foot move in a
bent-crank type of circle. Probably not much to speak of.
You can also try unbending your cranks. The cheap way of doing this is
to hop real hard, concentrating on the bent area. But this will stress
your axle and other crank as well, so use caution. A better way is to
take it off the uni, attach it to something else (a junk axle), and bend
it with large tools. My 45" big wheel still has its original (cottered)
cranks on it. They get bent inward if the cycle gets dropped. So every
once in a while I'd take them off, and basically beat on them with a
sledge hammer to straighten them out. Don't try this on yours... 🙂
Bent hub? Most hubs, if they bend, it means they're about to break. Be
prepared!
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zod
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10 May 2004, 19:11 UTC #7

I'd say it's time for a new tire.... 😉
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joe
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10 May 2004, 19:12 UTC #8

zod said:
*I'd say it's time for a new tire.... 😉 *
Zod, I know, but that is £30!! :o
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