Yes, I think that is one of the tradeoffs. Stronglight cranks don't crack, but they do seize. Campy cranks don't seize but they do crack. I've alway found that I can prevent crank seizing by putting just a slight thin film of grease on the crank tapers before installing the cranks. You don't want to overdo it. I put some grease on my fingers, wipe it off with a rag, then just wipe the samll amount of residue from my fingers onto the tapers. I've had Stronglights seized on bikes I bought, but I've never had one seize on a bike where I installed the cranks myself in this way.
REgards,
Jerry Moos Houston, TX
Harris <bianchipan@yahoo.com> wrote:
Would it be fair to say that the hard alloy also is the reason that the Campy cranks
seldom seize on the BB axle?I have had a multitude of the French and Japanese fail
or become useless because they had seized.This sounds logical to me,what are the opinions?I know you can take preventive measures to prevent this.But it only takes a relatively short period of time for aluminum and steel to become virtually one.And in 197?
a lot of bike shops did not take these precautions.And the owners didn't either.
Harris Spracher
Waynesboro Va.