Originally Posted by
steelbikeguy
It can require a very close look to detect the cracks that can be a problem. No idea if there is a crack in that picture, but I've found tiny cracks, filed them out, and then discovered at a later date, that my filing hadn't gone deep enough to really get rid of it.
Exactly!
Originally Posted by
steelbikeguy
It would be nice to have access to a proper
magnaflux dye and inspection system to detect cracks, but that's a fair bit of money.
Indeed it is, though a catastrophic crank failure at a most inopportune moment in time would easily be vastly more costly.