Well, I say fall apart, actually the axle snapped. I've had them getting a bit loose on me but this was something else:
Bought from CRC back in March.
Was on the commute, up on the pedals on the flat trying to get to the station on time when it just snapped, I went sideways and across the road on my forearm, hip and backside. No serious injuries but I've now holes in a pair of armwarmers and my favourite merino baselayer 
. Could have been sooo much worse, luckily the lorry following was doing the speed limit and left enough rooom so avoided me bouncing across the road and stopped to see whether I was ok.
(and no, I'm not a big lad - 5"10 and about 12.5 stone)
Now - who knows the contact details for the UK distributor for Crank Bros? Much as I'm loathe to replace like for like my knees only seem to get on with their pedals so need to hunt out a warranty replacement. Or maybe that's not a good idea, hmmm....
