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Title: Cranks feel weird ? On My Rickman Freestyler
Post by: AL on August 21, 2010, 11:54 PM: Geting my NOS Rickman freestyler up together for the london ride :daumenhoch:

Got NOS ( No Name ) single piece crank , and NOS Blue cage pedals.. But feels weird when you ride it ??

Like the crank is bent or the threads machined , in wrong ..

Can see the NOS Stock pedals being wrong , shall I just get another 1 piece cranks and whack on it ??

Dont fancy riding it all round london , like i am Pissed :2funny:
Title: Re: Cranks feel weird ? On My Rickman Freestyler
Post by: brettypeeps on August 22, 2010, 12:04 AM: You could try another crank if you think this one is wrong but if you spin it you should notice the angle of the pedals change. use a spirit level and it will make it obvious if it is bent or miss aligned threads :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cranks feel weird ? On My Rickman Freestyler
Post by: animal on August 22, 2010, 10:35 AM: I bent loads of 1 piece cranks back in the day ::) What u r describing is the same as they felt when I bent them ;D try another crank 2 discount it first , it could have been bent from new :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cranks feel weird ? On My Rickman Freestyler
Post by: 58 delray on August 22, 2010, 11:44 AM: could also be bent pedal spindles (even if the are new) try differant pedals first as that is easier than pulling the crank out :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cranks feel weird ? On My Rickman Freestyler
Post by: AL on August 22, 2010, 09:08 PM: Thanks Guys will try another set of pedals first then ...
Title: Re: Cranks feel weird ? On My Rickman Freestyler
Post by: adeshere on August 22, 2010, 09:47 PM: HAve you got hte right threaded pedals ? maybe they are the wrong size and even thou they screw in are too loose
Title: Re: Cranks feel weird ? On My Rickman Freestyler
Post by: bigfatolly on August 22, 2010, 11:19 PM: pics of the rickman please :daumenhoch: