Would this be a stupid thing to do on crank arm?
10-26-06, 09:11 PM
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Would this be a stupid thing to do on crank arm?
So I aquired some pretty sweet newish dura ace cranks and I think would like to protect the finish... at least for awhile. All my other cranksets have some pretty severe scuffing and suface damage to them from past owners and my own strap wear and the like. so I was wondering if its rediculous to attempt to perserve the investment by stretching a length of intertube over the crank arms, could even slide an old cutoff pair of yoshida grips i've got around here somewhere.
10-26-06, 09:13 PM
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Dude.. just ride them. That's like putting a bra on your car.
10-26-06, 09:22 PM
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i just don't get it anymore.
i think you can buy a miniature hyperbolic chamber for them. or have them custom hermetically sealed. or better yet - see if you can find a box on eBay that they would have come in had you bought them when they originally came out. put them in said box. bury them in Espoo, Finland. Wait for Rapture.
just ride the friggin cranks. use them. enjoy them without worry. they will thank you for it.
i think you can buy a miniature hyperbolic chamber for them. or have them custom hermetically sealed. or better yet - see if you can find a box on eBay that they would have come in had you bought them when they originally came out. put them in said box. bury them in Espoo, Finland. Wait for Rapture.
just ride the friggin cranks. use them. enjoy them without worry. they will thank you for it.
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Originally Posted by DerekRI
Dude.. just ride them. That's like putting a bra on your car.
HAHA... thats a good point, I suppose so, I hate those things!
When I was thinking about it it sounded like a good idea, but then when I typed it....it didn't sound so good.
10-27-06, 04:35 AM
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you could try a thin app of clearcoat...
10-27-06, 06:09 AM
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You could ride clipless; no offending straps to rub.
10-27-06, 09:42 AM
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Wrap them with bar tape to match your bars. Do the chainstay, too.
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10-27-06, 01:16 PM
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Remove the cranks, seal them under glass. Run beside your bike and jump on when at speed. 
10-27-06, 02:46 PM
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I like the idea of doing a leather wrap with corset lacing on the inside of the crank arms...
That would go so well with the leather wrapped toe clips, and the leather wrapped top tube.. and the leather chainstay protector, and the leather mudflaps...
That would go so well with the leather wrapped toe clips, and the leather wrapped top tube.. and the leather chainstay protector, and the leather mudflaps...
