I agree - those cracks are scary. Unless you never plan on standing on those again, I wouldn't have any faith...even if you did file out the cracks.
If you don't trust your gear, you won't enjoy your ride.
my 2 cents...and not based on any engineering knowhow...I am a lawyer, not a scientist!
Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, CA http://www.gitaneusa.com
Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> wrote: I don't like the look of those. If they were mine, I'd try to file or sand the cracks out in case they are only very shallow. If that failed, I would not ride them.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big spring, TX
John Thompson wrote: I found a couple suspicious-looking meandering cracks on one of my Zeus crank arms. These are not like the cracks I've seen on failed cranks, and appear to be quite superficial, perhaps only involving the anodized layer:
http://www.os2.dhs.org/
Anybody have anything to share on the significance of such cracks?
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