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Ok, thanks... I tried a seach but I guess I was too impatient going
throgh the results, then...

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Its about a 6 foot drop diference

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like memphis mud said, the hub and crank arms have teeth on them for
more strength and efficiency. square-taper hubs are the standard:
instead of many teeth, they simply have one square shape.

with square-taper cranks, you can only sensibly do 1ft drops without
breaking it (i found out the hard way). splined cranks give loads more
strength, so you can drop pretty much as high as you like.

brief, but i hope this helps a bit . . . . .

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fishnchipsx2 said:

* with square-taper cranks, you can only sensibly do 1ft drops without
breaking it (i found out the hard way). splined cranks give loads
more strength, so you can drop pretty much as high as you like. *

I object...My friend John used his Torker CX for a half a year before he
got his muni. It's got square-taper cranks and he did a lot of 4+ foot
drops on it without much of a roll out and it held up strong. John
weighs at least 120 so its not because he's light, and the cranks were
never tightened.

I've heard of other people with CX's that take them off curbs and
breaking them, so I think its just the luck of the draw. John just got
really lucky and got a crazy strong Torker CX.

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fishnchipsx2 said:

*with square-taper cranks, you can only sensibly do 1ft drops without
breaking it*

Depending on your weight and riding style, simple hopping can break a
square-taper axle -- after a while. You can probably do tons of 1' drops
on it first, as I used to do.

The weakness of the square taper is a smaller diameter of contact area
(square instead of more circular), and the taper itself, which
encourages the crank to always want to work itself loose. Loose cranks
cause wear & tear, and more looseness.

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leeman180 said:

*I object...My friend John used his Torker CX for a half a year before
he got his muni. It's got square-taper cranks and he did a lot of 4+
foot drops on it without much of a roll out and it held up strong.
John weighs at least 120 so its not because he's light. Also the
cranks were never tightened at all.*

I have a friend that rides a CX like that, he's had the axle bent for
months, Its probally only a matter of time untill it breaks. He jumps a
3 stair, picnic tables, all kinds of drops on that stock CX.

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