Originally Posted by
Campag4life
All cranks in the industry are either straight spline, hirth joint or fluted spindle end and hard shoulder.
Oh c'mon...now you're pulling our leg, aren't you? You're working on a movie script, right? Something like 'square taper cranks and BBs were endemic viruses on planet Creakon, and the proto-humanoids had to eradicate them in order to be able to develop to the point where they could invent the bicycle, which they then pedaled across the cosmos, eventually reaching Earth, where they gave the primitive, square taper crank riding humans splined cranks, allowing Man to not only pedal up mountains, but off into space as well. Little did the Creakons realize the force they unleashed, setting the stage for pan galactic bicycle wars.'
Dude, that's gonna be a kick ass movie. I mean, envisioning a world before splined cranks and hirth joints? Far out, daddy, far out!