Originally Posted by
Daniel4
After spending a few hundred dollars two years in a row replacing the bottom bracket and then the crank, my bike shop told me to clean my bike of the salt after every winter ride.
Why did the crank have to be replaced ??...One of my MTBs has original cranks which are 13 years old and had a lot of exposure to road salt and all types of other abuse. I went through 3 bottom brackets on that bike but the cranks itself are still solid.