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Originally Posted by Kobe
(Post 18489966)
That is going to clean up nicely.
What was the story behind the crank arm breaking? I have never seen one break like that. |
Originally Posted by bmthom.gis
(Post 18490217)
So, what should I be looking at for a crankset replacement? My obvious choice is DA 7400, but not much up on th Bay right now that isn't pretty gnarly looking or extremely expensive.
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The Mistrals were 144 BCD, and I've seen a few with the rare 41 tooth ring, so check for that. I'd go for Campy NR/SR. Too bad the bike didn't come with the pink Mistral RD.
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Thanks! A forum member has hooked me up with a DA crankset, so I'll be set in a few days!
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That is sweet! Great deal. That would be a keeper for me!!
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Well, I was going to put a temporary crank on it last night and take it for a spin, but after I got the crank off and bottom bracket out, I decided to go ahead and just strip it down (because knowing me, I would have procrastinated doing it and it would never get done). Seems like it was originally taken care of, but has fallen into neglect for sure. There's a little more rust evident now with most everything stripped off. The stem is stuck. The stem bolt wouldn't budge, then stripped really fast. Took a closer look and there was a crack in the bolt head. Ended up drilling it out with no problems. I can wiggle the stem back and forth, but cannot get it out. I flipped it upside down, covered the hole and pretty much filled the headtube with Kroil. I'll let it sit a few days and have another go.
It definitely needs an Oxalic Acid or Evapo Rust bath |
I think we all have had one of these projects that you get so much time invested that you have to complete it somehow. Mine was a Burley tandem that very thing seemed to be stuck or stripped on and took over a year to make right. I hope your project goes better.
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