Originally Posted by
Spaghetti Legs
I have a dust cap problem. Can't stand the look of a crank without them and I'm nervous they're going to fall off when I do have them. I'm much more anal about checking dust cap tightness than crank bolt tightness.
I've never stressed about dust caps, but use them when I've got them. I had a pair that were a little jiggly-loose on a tri-color crank, so I had the brainstorm of putting a little locktite on them. Ended-up having to rip them out of the crank with a needle nose pliers the next time I gave the bike a major tune-up. Won't be doing that again.