Originally Posted by
Todd Richards
they SUCK I am so pissed. Have Chorus UT compact carbon italian crap brand new crank paid almost $700 for it and THE ITALIANS CAME-UP WITH A $#@$&* WAVY WASHER to elimnate side-to side adjustment(?!?!).
DO NOT BUY ANY CAMPY Ultra-Torque a.k.a 'UT' cranksets compact/regular in ANY configuration of RecorD or Chorus or Centaur etc etc.
The ultra torque design allows the elimination of any 'real' bottom bracket by having the left and right crank-arms bolt together inside the bb shell via a 10mm hex screw AND OUTBOARD BEARINGS. Unfortunately this design eliminates anY WIDTH adjustment TO MATCH bottom bracket shell width. Campy eliminates this problem with a WAVY WASHER. Well kiss my A-- you latte sippin' idiots! A wavy washer?
I had mine professionally installed at local VERY GOOD LBS and mechanic rolled his eyes when I handed it to him. He later confessed that EVERY UT crank he has installed goes in equally bad. The crank spins perfectly but a firm push against the non-drive side crank arm creates a 1 to 1.5mm wiggle, as there is no side-to-side width adjustment. He then removed and tried every possible version of a spacer on bb shell to try to make-up the difference with no luck. The frame is a custom ti frame, so facing the shell is impossible. The faces are parrallel and DEAD ON for measurement as per Seven's quality control.
The compact crank spins effortlessly but produces loud CLICK at the bottom of the pedal stroke of the non-drive side as the whole frickin' thing slaps in towards the center as the 'wavy washer' is nothing more than a spring- allowing no flex until it's overloaded.
I went to CampagNOlo specifically to attain the highest quality WOW WAS I WRONG.
DO NOT BUY.
Wow, I have two UT cranks on two bikes. Zero issues and I installed both myself. Zero play, zero wiggle. Zero issues. The best external setup because there is zero side load on the bearings. Man, you so overpaid on the cranks too. There is a clip that goes in I think the drive side. Did your "mechanic" install it? Sounds like you haven't messed with a BB in about 20 years.
http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=L4008
you so overpaid for chorus.
Measure the BB width and see if it is in spec. All the new setups require a specific width.
One of my campy cranks clicked once...turns out my UT bolt wasn't tightened within spec.
I've even gotten that click on other cranks too. A nice pedal washer took care of it.
before you start going off, maybe asking for help instead of reacting like you have would be better. And if your local mechanic can't find a 1mm spacer for you, he's the wrong guy but you shouldn't ever need a spacer as long as your BB is the correct width.