RE: [CR]Re : Broken Campy crank arm . . .

(Example: Racing)

From: "Thomas Dockery" <driveadime@msn.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Re : Broken Campy crank arm . . .
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:47:24 +0000
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But Campagnolo Crank arms of the 70-80 NR/SR variety are known to fail (fat igue would be the root cause, at least that's what the fracture surface loo ks like). I for one have a broken collar bone to show for it, as well as t he crank arm itself. Once I started talking about back in 1986, I found se veral people with the same failure, same location. I am sure this has been discussed a length many times before. Sorry for the repeat.

Tom Dockery Los Altos, CA> From: emeneff@earthlink.net> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist. org> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:08:53 -0700> Subject: [CR]Re : Broken Campy crank arm . . . > > It wasn't the Crankarm - it was the titanium BB axle !>
   > The race was @83-84 and I believe it was Paris-Tours, but I might be > m istaken.> > The failure of this axle was reportedly one of the reasons why Gitane > switched to the Spidel parts group for the next one or two seasons .> > I say one of the reasons, because usually these decisions were often b ased > more on which companies discretely paid off the respective Directeur
   > Sportifs, than anything else. Especially, but not limited to, the old da ys . > . .> > Just Ask Cyrille,> Mike Fabian> San Francisco, CA> > > ______