Which One Did I Keep..?
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Ooh, a millwright. Very cool. I must have straightened a few steel cranks a long time ago. Nope, would not do it with aluminum. I really like working with steel in many ways. Steel talks to me, kind of like my cooking.
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I'm going to guess the black, bonded bike with aluminum lugs and Modolo brakes.
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Yes, straightened the bent crank arm no problem. I used to be an Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) and had easy access to some incredible machinery, including a 50 ton hydralic press. Nothing to it but, sorry, no pictures of the press. That said, the crank proved just fine to use, however; trust me, I would never attempt to straighten and alloy crank...
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I tried straightening a Greenfield kickstand in my vise one time. There was only a slight kink, but it snapped as soon as I started putting pressure on it.
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The Greenfield kickstands I've seen are made of aluminum. I'm not surprised it snapped.
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“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
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