| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
Yesterday my cousin and I went for a ride around Wachusett Reservior, going our River Road, then hooking up with Rt. 62 in Berlin. Just after the railroad tracks is a steep little hill and I heard Jim yell out something about "trouble". When I got back to him, he was holding the left crank-arm and pedal in his hands! As best as we can guess, we loosened the bolt on his bike this past winter when we were trying to figure out how to use an extractor. We never got around to repacking his bottom bracket, and even left off the dust cap. He had done about 75 miles before CLUNK! So, if any of you see a bolt on the side of the road, please send it to me! :-) And remember to keep your dust caps on. cbs
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| 1187.1 | Hmmm, maybe in that large box marked "CAMPY" | RICKS::SPEAR | MYCROFTXXX | Tue May 30 1989 22:14 | 5 |
But (semi)seriously folks, if any of you have any old bolts sitting around, it would keep Jim from buying a new bottom bracket or combing hardware stores. Thanks, Chris | |||||
| 1187.2 | bolts 'n' caps... | SUSHI::KMACDONALD | Is there life after drywall? | Wed May 31 1989 10:04 | 13 |
>But (semi)seriously folks, if any of you have any old bolts sitting around,
>it would keep Jim from buying a new bottom bracket or combing hardware stores.
it should be easy to find a repl. crank bolt from a bike shop..... I've
probably got a bunch of spares myself, but after just moving, the chance
of finding 'em ... it was tough just finding the bike!
As for your orig. note, regarding dust caps - I think there was somewhat
of a discussion, probably on another topic, as to whether this is a good
idea (leaving 'em on) - for me, ditch 'em fast! They tend to collect
water and rust the crank bolts, plus they hit my ankle when I pedal!
ken
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