THe real problem point is where the spider meets the arm and there's a really sharp shelf there. To my annoyance I've found that one of my pair of Mavic SSC cranks has this crack and it's at least half way through the arm. This is what they get for copying a poor design, oh well. enjoy, Brandon Ives
"Nobody can do everything, but if everybody did something everything would get done." Gil Scott-Heron
On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, M4Campy wrote:
> BRAD.STOCKWELL@mpp.cpii.com wrote:
>
> > To CR Folk:
> >
> > My own 175mm NR right crank arm looks identical to picture #006: the pedal
> > hangar cracked right through the middle in Nov '98. The resulting road-rash
> > taught me to use modern cranks on the bikes that get heavy use.
>
> Ok, now I'm getting nervous. Since I never saw but always heard
> of Campy crank failure what should I look out for. Stress crack
> along the pedal and stamp areas? Will there be any squeaks or a
> sign that impending doom and road-rash await?
>
> I have an old 151BCD Pista on my fixed gear roadie that has few
> miles on it this year... Using a 44x16...
>
> Of course, at around 130lbs should I worry???
>
> Mike "Trying to avoid road-rash" Wilkinson