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Old 12-14-06 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Shiznaz
I got my kona smoke today. Its nice to be able to ignore curbs and stuff. I need to get a proper crankset for it because the triple cranks on it suck for singlespeed and keep jumping. V-brakes seem to have a kind of on-off modulation; it would be really easy to endo on this bike if I squeezed the levers a little too hard!
New v-brakes and pads make for instant stopping. What is the problem with the crank? The chain is jumping off? If thats the case probably a crooked chainline and ramped chainring. Hit the wrong spot and off goes the chain even with a singlator. Any pics yet?
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