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Old 04-21-13 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
No, the force is confined between the crank arm and the face of the bottom bracket cup. The bearings aren't loaded at all in the process.
Wait, think that over, the arm will pull fiercely on the spindle and thus brngs, no?
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