Not to be pedantic, but that looks like the Lambert copy of the TA crank.
They were designed for their proprietary spindle that was taperless. If you
were using it on another bottom bracket, it's not surprising that it broke.
A lot of people get the two cranks confused because they look so
Jay, it's only Lambert foils from Cyclomondo. It was an Anglophile splash,
disavowing the French connection.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/700c/aPA110001.jpg
On Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 8:34:30 AM UTC-5, jay hartman wrote:
Not to be pedantic, but that looks
In that case, my apologies.
Nice bit of camouflage too.
Jay
On Thursday, April 30, 2015, Ron Mc bulldog...@gmail.com wrote:
Jay, it's only Lambert foils from Cyclomondo. It was an Anglophile
splash, disavowing the French connection.
First let me say...no injuries, no accident, didn't even fall over. Having
said that, it was a bit unexpected and I'm terribly grateful it didn't
happen this weekend when I rode the 2015 JBK Haleiwa Metric Century on my
Quickbeam (and had a great time as documented in another email and at:
Well, that’s good news (that it’s an anomaly). I would think they’d want to
examine the broken crank just in case this is the front end of more such
failures, however. Anyone using one of these cranks should be inspecting them
closely
When you think about it, the stress on that end of the
Ha!
yeah but the carbon cranks were new in the box, and the the Ritchey
replacements only lightly used.
And like the famous Twilight Zone episode of days gone by, I was forced to
be completely honest regarding my experiences
The purchasers did see pleased. ;^)
- J
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On Feb 12, 2015, at 2:31 AM, Benedikt neutralbuoya...@comcast.net wrote:
I seem to remember seeing a similar post to this a few weeks/months ago but
here it is ...
My VO crank that had 13,000 miles on it busted this morning on my way into
work. I was at a stop. Pushed down with my right
On Feb 12, 2015, at 3:01 AM, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote:
The short answer is yes. Aluminum will eventually fatigue and fail, and 13k
is pretty good mileage on a crank arm.
13K is IMHO terrible mileage on a crank before failure. Cranks should- and
often do- go at least ten
The start of the break does look like it's along a machining line. In fact,
it almost follow's it perfectly however there is no step up there. There is
a step up on the crank just before it but the site of the fracture is a
smooth curved transition up to the spider with a little machining. I
I agree, it started right in the middle on the inside of the arm at the
machined fillet.
On Friday, February 13, 2015 at 7:07:54 PM UTC-6, Benedikt wrote:
The start of the break does look like it's along a machining line. In
fact, it almost follow's it perfectly however there is no step up
The short answer is yes. Aluminum will eventually fatigue and fail, and 13k is
pretty good mileage on a crank arm.
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Have you contacted VO? I can't imagine that they would be too happy with this
performance.
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I seem to remember seeing a similar post to this a few weeks/months ago but
here it is ...
My VO crank that had 13,000 miles on it busted this morning on my way into
work. I was at a stop. Pushed down with my right foot, locked my left clip
in, pushed down with the right and clunk crank arm
Actually I sent VO an email with a picture of the crank. There response
was,What address do you want us to send your new replacement crank?
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Moral of story: Don't buy used cranks from Mr. Fiend!
I'd love to have a quality steel crankset BTW.
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Cyclofiend Jim cyclofi...@gmail.com
wrote:
Kudos to VO to having the best of all answers.
I have a couple docmented failures - both exhibit that minor/easy to
GREAT to hear a response like that!!!
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 7:17 PM, Benedikt neutralbuoya...@comcast.net
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Actually I sent VO an email with a picture of the crank. There response
was,What address do you want us to send your new replacement crank?
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In my experience, VO is very good about standing behind their products. When my
VO bottle cage broke, they sent a new one. When a Nitto cage (bought from
someone else) broke, I was out of luck.
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On Feb 12, 2015, at
Kudos to VO to having the best of all answers.
I have a couple docmented failures - both exhibit that minor/easy to miss
crack that migrated until it failed light/dark mode:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/sets/72157603388190693/
I agree that alloy parts have a finite lifespan, but 13,000 miles for a crank
arm seems a little short to me. I would definitely contact VO for a
replacement--I've had very good experiences with them in this regard.
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