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Old 02-22-26 | 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Juan el Boricua
Glad you made the bike more comfortable to you but, I'd be concerned about not having the pedal threads fully seated in the alloy crank, especially ones that look quick release. Perhaps find a bottom bracket/crankset with a wider Q factor?
I agree. I can't tell if that is a square taper crankset or not, but if it is, that my be a low cost way to change the Q factor. That would also change the chainline, so that could be an issue.

I wanted a narrower Q factor on my heavy duty touring bike by about 10mm, I used a shorter bottom bracket spindle than ideal. My chainline is off by 5mm, but it is on an IGH bike so that is not much of an issue.
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