I heated up the bend in my crank and bent it out a little to allow clearance very easily. Get it red hot in the bend and put a big wrench around it or big vice grips on it and bend it slowlyGot my new pedal crank and bottom bracket bearing set with cones. Will have to bend it to make it wide enough, but I'm not sure if I want to use this crank as it looks to be the same length as the old one. I also not sure how easy it will be to bend it even with heat to make it red hot. Can any of you give some idea of how hard they are to bend with heat applied?
"and I laughed the whole time"I took a fall today in the snow...broke my left pedal, loosened my tension wheel, ripped my seat and landed in the only puddle on the street...and I laughed the whole time...
Thanks gear...think its time to put the new mountain terrain tires on...and lock tite...as for a cheery disposition id say it was a moment of joy riding in fresh powder in sunny weather that had me laughing..."and I laughed the whole time"
You must have a very cheery disposition on life to be doing that while crashing!
I am sorry to hear that you went down, but I am glad that nothing broke, got loosened or ripped on you personally.
Good luck with the repairs, and ride safe!
Woh !! nothing from this forum in E-mail for a long time and tonight I just got back from store with my MB and this came up !!! wow !! anyway ya I wiped twice this winter untill i threw on my NOKIAs studded tires . Tonight was a beautifull ride !!! only -2 Celsius 28 below Farhenheit. Glad to hear that you are OK !!!I took a fall today in the snow...broke my left pedal, loosened my tension wheel, ripped my seat and landed in the only puddle on the street...and I laughed the whole time...
great times! Snow is just better when ya throw in some carnage!I took a fall today in the snow...broke my left pedal, loosened my tension wheel, ripped my seat and landed in the only puddle on the street...and I laughed the whole time...
I suspect the minus was for the -2 Celsius value only. -2 Celsius = +28.4 Fahrenheit and that is still cold.-28F !?!?
I would be loosing my mind in that cold!
And you ride in it.. dayum!
OOPS SORRY, ...I meant 28 above .. Though last week, I went for a five mile ride in a 22 below fahrenheit wind chill, and that is why I was jumping around and acting like a nutcase...I was just so happy to make it back without freezing up....-28F !?!?
I would be loosing my mind in that cold!
And you ride in it.. dayum!