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01-16-13, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Wills

A friend of mine had a Mighty Tour crank that broke while he was out touring. He hitchhiked to a town and caught a bus back home. End of tour, end of touring.

A local shop gave him a replacement, which he never installed. Many years later, he gave it to me. I'm going to use it on a bike where I need a very low "Q" dimension.

I think replacing the Mighty Tour with a mid-'90's MTB crank (with a 110mm bolt pattern) would be just fine.

I guess some people have limited coping skills and/or a low threshold for frustration. I wonder how that person would handle a real problem.

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