Third ride out; farm tracks, drove roads and country lanes getting myself back into it.
Just done 10 miles and JRA when there is a crack from below and something feels wrong. Bloody crank arm has split!
Rode another mile or so but by now the cranks are about 150 degrees apart on one cycle, and 210 degrees on the other. Call wife.
Sounds like the perfect excuse for a new bike to me...
Cheers
Danny B
So far this year I've broken a pair of Candy pedals (both sides), a seatpost that split, BB destroyed itself (warranty though) and now the crankarm (XTR, but it's been on my last 4 bikes over 7 years) . Plus my forks are on their way out.
I'm guessing its fatigue as I've done a lot of offroad miles in the last couple of years and have also moved from somewhere hilly and without rocks to Scotland 🙂
What next...