Re: [CR]Cracks!

(Example: Bike Shops:R.E.W. Reynolds)

Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:04:54 -0800 (PST)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Cracks!
To: john@os2.dhs.org, classic list <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <43C7FA33.6070505@new.rr.com>


I don't like the look of those. If they were mine, I'd try to file or sand the cracks out in case they are only very shallow. If that failed, I would not ride them.

Regards,

Jerry Moos Big spring, TX

John Thompson <JohnThompson@new.rr.com> wrote: I found a couple suspicious-looking meandering cracks on one of my Zeus crank arms. These are not like the cracks I've seen on failed cranks, and appear to be quite superficial, perhaps only involving the anodized layer:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/cracks1.jpg http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/cracks2.jpg http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/cracks3.jpg

Anybody have anything to share on the significance of such cracks?

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA