Brandon Ives wrote:
>
> 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
My experience is that Campagnolo cranks typically break elsewhere before they ever break at the spider, which typically exhibits a crack with use, unless the web where the arm meets the spider is filed with a nice smooth radius.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, California