I’ve been working on my own bikes for 25+ years and I’m always super careful and cautious about reassembly and torquing bolts (most likely beyond recommended specs). Well, I got a new bike 2 weeks ago and one of the first things I ordered was a bash guard. The full 3 bolt type where you have to remove the cranks to install it. SLX cranks, 2 pinch bolts, no biggie… easy work. Put everything back together with the same attention and care as always… or so I thought. My left crank arm came off, mid-jump. 3rd or 4th run of the day. I ate it, hard, on a trail full of rock. Lesson learned. Check, and check again, and maybe even check a 3rd time.
A reminder to double, even triple check your bolts…
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by Wade664
7 Comments
Damn dude that looked ROUGH
Damn. That was a hard one. Looks like you did a semi scorpion. Glad you’re all good
This has always been my greatest fear. I sometimes think I’m just being weirdly paranoid about loose bolts but this just shows it can happen, that’s why I always check/tighten bolts before I go for a ride.
Good to know you’re ok man.
Glad you’re ok. Wouldn’t over torque either, snapping instead of a death rattle
What bolt came loose to cause the crash?
Use Thread locker.
Full face saved you some guff