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Old 11-06-05 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by acathi_cyclist
It was kind of a rhetorical question but thanks for the great info.

It's not campy and as I stated before it's the left side.

There's actually a funny story that goes along with it. I noticed the pedal had come loose after coming down the hill in Prospect Park, so I decided to go to the nearest bike shop to put it back in. I got about halfway there riding with only my right leg then decided to stop and hand tighten the pedal.
It didn't want to go back in so I gave it some grunt and loosened it, that's when I saw that the crank was stripped. That's when I began the long trip home, again riding with one leg. I got quite a few stares from people, they must have thought I was on some new training routine.
Anyway, I got about halfway home and some random guy whom I have never seen before comes up to me and calls me by my first name. I'm new to Brooklyn and NYC so this is a little weird. It turns out that he is the guy who wants to buy my bike. Quite a coincidence, huh? Apparently he recognized me by the bike and thinks "there can't be to many 6'5" guys riding F70's around Brooklyn". So here I am pedal in hand trying to convince him that this is a great bike.
He didn't seem too phased by the need for a new crankarm and after straddling the bike he said he'd get back to me. Once again I headed home, this time walking as the one pedal method just wasn't doing it for me anymore.
I get a few hundred yards from my dorm, when I hear a loud bang. I mean really loud, it could've been a gunshot...no. When I felt the cool rush of air on my right leg I knew it was only my brand new tube. Come on, I've had flats before but never while walking my bike.
That's pretty much how my day ended, sorry for rambling but looking back it was a rather peculiar day.
Gotta hate the bad days! That's so unlucky! At least it didn't happen WHILST you were riding one-pedalled, that could have been nasty. I'd try to re-tap the thread first, using the second gadget mentioned above if possible. Failing that, I guess it's a new crank arm. Good luck though, especially after that day!
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