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Old 06-20-13 | 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by highonpez
I still have the stock crankset on my Windsor The Hour. The majority of the chainring bolts don't actually tighten to snug, but tighten to spinning (not quite free) on the crank spiders. This is not ideal. So, question: would buying a new set of chainring bolts possibly solve this, as they're the cheapest link or would I be more likely to solve the problem by buying a crankset that is not crap?
Are you using a chainring spanner to hold the back of the bolts? If not, that's your problem.
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