Joined: Jun 2005
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From: South of Raleigh, North of New Hill, East of Harris Lake, NC
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Specialized Roubaix, Giant OCR-C, Specialized Stumpjumper FSR, Stumpjumper Comp, 88 & 92Nishiki Ariel, 87 Centurion Ironman, 92 Paramount, 84 Nishiki Medalist
A while back I picked up a 95 Trek 800 that had one of the recalled cranks. Shimano replaced the crank and, unlike other bike repairs, they paid for the installation cause the shop I went to did not charge me for the installation. They use a low end "Altus" crank. However it has alloy cranks, plain black chain wheels and a new BB. Considering how bad they want those old cranks replaced, I decided to go for it. Much cheaper than broken leg and less painful. As I recall, the shop had to return the old cranks to Shimano. They want to be sure they're destroyed. I did not get a new chain with the replacement. I had to pay for that.
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