Crank Slips on Singlespeed
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Crank Slips on Singlespeed
I went on a ride today and half way through I felt/heard my crank make a "cracking" noise, but I thought I just ran a twig over or something. As I was riding back home I felt my crank slip, and a second time when I almost got home. I know the typical answer is to tighten your cog/lockring, but this happened when I was on my Singlespeed freewheel. Any ideas why? I plan on taking my bike to my LBS soon, but I just wanted to get a general idea of what was wrong.
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chainring OK?
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Maybe you need to check that your crankarm bolt is tightened down and the spindle isn't rounded off. Is it square tapered?
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Thanks for the help, guys. Turns out my freewheel wasn't tightened down all the way. Still had about 1/8th of a turn left.
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