Old 03-24-13 | 06:01 PM
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cny-bikeman
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Bikes: 2008 Novara Randonee - love it. Previous bikes:Motobecane Mirage, 1972 Moto Grand Jubilee (my fave), Jackson Rake 16, 1983 C'dale ST500.

Originally Posted by -=(8)=-
One word of caution - - - its kind of easy to find out you cross-threaded the fine threads in the cranks, too late.
One trick I've used for a very long time is to turn a threaded part in the reverse direction until it drops into the lead-in for the thread. I've found that goes a long way toward preventing cross-threading.
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