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Old 11-20-25 | 12:08 AM
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Crank Pullers That Don't Suck

So the saga of the PPPKN-10's crankset has been extended once again. The problem this time is that the threadless BB is too long (116mm) for any front derailleur I have, including an Ultegra triple, to swing the big ring. The place I got the 116 from has a 110, which will for sure work for the derailleur, although after the previous nightmare, which was exacerbated by the 107mm UN-72 that The Guy Who Built The Bike horked into the Swiss-threaded shell. Way too short... you couldn't see the spindle behind the drive-side crankarm.

But I'm gonna have to pull the cranks again. And since the whole ordeal started when the puller that came with my cheap-arsed-because-I'm-hella-broke tool kit stripped both threads. So I'm going to buy a new one. I don't like the skinny, flat handle of the Park... hurts my hands. I also don't want to spend any more than I have to. (Cuz I'm hella broke.)

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