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one peice vs 3 peice cranks
TwoBobRob:
Permanently bill, permanently..... ;)
dannyboy:
cheers ill probably leave me one peice on as i only ride my haro freestyler up to me allotment anyway it probably wont be under too much stress ;D ;)
theRuler:
so long as your 1pc is a chromoly one of a reputable brand, you'll be fine. unless you ride off your shed roof and land stiff legged.
even then it wouldnt snap. i have a bent a few 1pc cranks but they were just steel ones.
1pc cranks can be lighter too, if you are trimming weight.
alloy 3pc are light, but flimsy. well not flimsy but more likely to slip / break.
damn if you can stomp your pedal hard enough to snap it, your ankles must be made of iron!!!
oberonspacefruit:
i think u can round the threads easy on the ali three piece cranks , and my maxycross flexed like a bastuardo. been using profile up until recently, and i dothink that one piece cranks pedal differently...its hard to describe really, but i would go for a decent three.
TwoBobRob:
--- Quote from: theRuler on October 24, 2005, 08:43 AM ---so long as your 1pc is a chromoly one of a reputable brand, you'll be fine. unless you ride off your shed roof and land stiff legged.
even then it wouldnt snap. i have a bent a few 1pc cranks but they were just steel ones.
1pc cranks can be lighter too, if you are trimming weight.
alloy 3pc are light, but flimsy. well not flimsy but more likely to slip / break.
damn if you can stomp your pedal hard enough to snap it, your ankles must be made of iron!!!
--- End quote ---
HIYA!!!! Old iron-ankles here...... ;D
Dude, I've snapped 'em... More than one. And feck me it hurts. I've also seen a couple of calf muscles opened right up coz of snapped 1pcs. :o
You're right about the alloy 3pc, can be well flimsy and are fcuked after a single ride if owt is loose ;)
It is fair to say though, that a 1pc will bend before it breaks. Usually! ;D
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