Originally Posted by
RobbieTunes
I sold a bike recently, and 60' into her first ride, pedal strike bent the rear reflector off her 105 pedals. Happens a lot, but can high-side you in a heartbeat.
The idea with the machine shop straightening the crank is they have the mounting equipment, and be sure to tell them the direction of force that bent the arm. Correction has to be in the exact opposite direction, and you should be fine.
Plus, those guys love to do stuff like that.
Thanks for the tips RobbieTunes.
It happen pretty much how Cuddak888 described his experience, only my pedal dug in and altered my course by about 45 deg. The rear wheel now has a significant wobble that needs to be corrected as well. I think my teen years in BMX paid off in keeping it all upright.
A friend has a recommendation for a machine shop that should be able to do the work. I'll give them a try this week and report back. With big pics!