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Truvativ 5D: Solid cranks to cut and re-drill?
I'm looking for an mtb crank to cut and re-drill for my 7 year olds
bike. I found a Truvativ 5D. Anyone know if it's solid and otherwise suitable for this? Thanks. |
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Truvativ 5D: Solid cranks to cut and re-drill?
Lister wrote: I'm looking for an mtb crank to cut and re-drill for my 7 year olds bike. I found a Truvativ 5D. Anyone know if it's solid and otherwise suitable for this? Thanks. Don't do it. Short cranks are easily available from St. John Street Cycles in England under the Thorn brand name. Phil Brown |
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Truvativ 5D: Solid cranks to cut and re-drill?
Lister wrote:
I'm looking for an mtb crank to cut and re-drill for my 7 year olds bike. I found a Truvativ 5D. Anyone know if it's solid and otherwise suitable for this? Thanks. I have done this modification to convert 185mm BMX cranks to 152mm trials cranks. It's not as easy as it sounds. You need a crank arm that is as thick through the arm (or more so) as it is at the original pedal eye. It can't be much narrower across the arm at the new pedal thread than it was at the old one. And you must shorten the crank by enough length that the clear length on the far side of the new pedal hole at least equals what was there originally. That means at least 30mm change in length for most cranks. You don't know what the particular material properties of your crank are, so default to what the manufacturer did. The good news is that your cranks will wind up stronger and much stiffer overall after you shorten them. My experience with Truvativ cranks is limited to the Stylo and the Hussefelt. Either one of those would be suitable for retapping. When I shortened a set of Primo Powerebites, I attached the arms one at a time to the spindle, then mounted the spindle in a rotary table chuck on a vertical mill. Then I was able to drill, tap, and spotface each crank arm in one setup. It would probably be possible to get decent results by using a drill press and carefully setting up in a vise with v-blocks or the like. It would not be a good idea to skip the spotfacing step. Chalo Colina |
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Truvativ 5D: Solid cranks to cut and re-drill?
Lister wrote: I'm looking for an mtb crank to cut and re-drill for my 7 year olds bike. I found a Truvativ 5D. Anyone know if it's solid and otherwise suitable for this? Thanks. Bikesmith in Minnesota shorten cranks: http://bikesmithdesign.com/Short_Cranks/temp.html But, depending on your desired length, you may be able ot find off-the-shelf cranks that work, like these: http://www.bikepartsusa.com/product_...tml?p=01-98434 Jeff |
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