snapped another crank

"Unkey Munkey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Snapped another crank on my cheap-[censored] commuter bike today. End result:
gash in left shin from broken crank, badly bruised knee from where I hit
the tarmac, bruised back (no idea how). Bloody things. Why don't the
cheap cranks last more than 6 months?

umm... beacause they're cheap?!

"Unkey Munkey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Snapped another crank on my cheap-[censored] commuter bike today. End result:
gash in left shin from broken crank, badly bruised knee from where I hit
the tarmac, bruised back (no idea how). Bloody things. Why don't the
cheap cranks last more than 6 months?

Sorry to hear about the failure. That is something that potentially could
result in your premature death if it happened in traffic. Do yourself a
favour and consider the full cost of buying cheap gear. Failures like this
take away the joy of cycling and for a very small additional cost you can
get something that you will not be able to break.

Kevin

On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 00:02:20 +1000, Unkey Munkey <[email hidden]>

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Snapped another crank on my cheap-[censored] commuter bike today. End result:
gash in left shin from broken crank, badly bruised knee from where I hit
the tarmac, bruised back (no idea how). Bloody things. Why don't the
cheap cranks last more than 6 months?

You forgot to read the small print on the inside whorl of the crank
that says, "Warning! Crank not to be used for pedalling".

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Cheers

PeterC

[Rushing headlong: out of control - and there ain't no stopping]
[and there's nothing you can do about it at all]

"Unkey Munkey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Snapped another crank on my cheap-[censored] commuter bike today. End result:
gash in left shin from broken crank, badly bruised knee from where I hit
the tarmac, bruised back (no idea how). Bloody things. Why don't the
cheap cranks last more than 6 months?

Friend of mine snapped a pedal off a Giant and sued them for his broken
ankle. Ended up with 30 grand after paying the vultures.

Fraser

Fraser Johnston said:

"Unkey Munkey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Snapped another crank on my cheap-[censored] commuter bike today. End result:
gash in left shin from broken crank, badly bruised knee from where I hit
the tarmac, bruised back (no idea how). Bloody things. Why don't the
cheap cranks last more than 6 months?

Friend of mine snapped a pedal off a Giant and sued them for his broken
ankle. Ended up with 30 grand after paying the vultures.

Fraser

I'm not feeling litigious, just sore. I must have snapped at least 5
cranks in the last few years. Doesn't help that I'm 193cm, 110kg and
quite strong, so I tend to power on in top gear too much. Last time I
spent $400 on good cranks the bike got stolen within 2 months.
Still ... $30k would pay off a few debts ...

Unkey Munkey said:

Fraser Johnston said:

"Unkey Munkey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Snapped another crank on my cheap-[censored] commuter bike today. End
result: gash in left shin from broken crank, badly bruised knee from
where I hit the tarmac, bruised back (no idea how). Bloody things. Why
don't the cheap cranks last more than 6 months?

Friend of mine snapped a pedal off a Giant and sued them for his
broken ankle. Ended up with 30 grand after paying the vultures.

Fraser

I'm not feeling litigious, just sore. I must have snapped at least 5
cranks in the last few years. Doesn't help that I'm 193cm, 110kg and
quite strong, so I tend to power on in top gear too much. Last time I
spent $400 on good cranks the bike got stolen within 2 months. Still ...
$30k would pay off a few debts ...

is it a MTB or road bike?

either way, a good set of XT cranks will work. Ask at a bike shop for
some old XT or XTR cranks. They will be banged up and you should be
able to get them cheap and wont look conspicuous on your bike. Agreed
that your size has alot to do with it, but i was breaking heaps of
stuff for years (im 6'5" and have weighed between 85-85kg..granted not
in your weight division!) and then i started concentrating on my
pedalling technique and trying to keep a nice, even pedalling action
and i have been putting less stress on the bike and breaking less
equipment. Your size will always make it hard to not break stuff, but
you can minimise it.

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flyingdutch said:

snapping a crank is way impressive!!! you wouldnt be Sean Eadie by any
chance???:eek:

Yeah, I wanna know how you do it.. I am 100kg and have what most
people would call "big legs" and a reasonable pace usually but I ain't
snapped nothing!?

I must just be real smooove... ;-)

hippy

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snapping a crank is way impressive!!!

you wouldnt be Sean Eadie by any chance???:eek:

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hippy said:

flyingdutch said:

snapping a crank is way impressive!!! you wouldnt be Sean Eadie by any
chance???:eek:

Yeah, I wanna know how you do it.. I am 100kg and have what most
people would call "big legs" and a reasonable pace usually but I ain't
snapped nothing!?

I must just be real smooove... ;-)

hippy

I have a nasty tendency to take off at the lights in top gear, so it's
no wonder the cheap stuff keeps breaking. Hippy, you and I are probably
around the same size, but I suspect the fact that I have done martial
arts with a bit of plyometric training for the last 14 years
contributes to my crank snapping ability!
(And no, I don't jump backwards into trees!)

- UM

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Originally posted by Unkey Munkey I have a nasty tendency to take off
at the lights in top gear, so it's no wonder the cheap stuff keeps
breaking. Hippy, you and I are probably around the same size, but I
suspect the fact that I have done martial arts with a bit of plyometric
training for the last 14 years contributes to my crank snapping
ability! (And no, I don't jump backwards into trees!)

Ah.. good point. I'm a 'wind it up' kinda rider - not the fastest take
off, but look out if I've got some room to crank for a bit.. (doh! race
secrets revealed ;-) ).

Whadaya mean you can't jump backwards into trees?! What's the point of
14 years of plyometrics!!! ;-)

hippy

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hippy said:

I'm a 'wind it up' kinda rider - not the fastest take off, but look
out if I've got some room to crank for a bit.. (doh! race secrets
revealed ;-) ).
hippy

Taking notes...

Dont give Hippy room. Take off quickly...

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"flyingdutch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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hippy said:

I'm a 'wind it up' kinda rider - not the fastest take off, but

look

Quoted message said:

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out if I've got some room to crank for a bit.. (doh! race secrets
revealed ;-) ).
hippy

Taking notes...
Dont give Hippy room. Take off quickly...

hehe.. I'll be watching and waiting for you all!

hippy