Thread: The big, nasty Stumpy crank selection
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Old 11-06-25 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by GrayJay
My campy record crank broke at junction of arm and spider. 30+ years ago so pre-internet, I did not know they were prone to cracking and needed inspection. Suddenly having the crank break off while sprinting out of a corner cost me some road rash.
Yeah, by many accounts there were plenty of failures, glad yours was no more damaging, some were hurt pretty bad, clipping the broken part, getting a gash and or breaking a foot, leg or ankle.
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