Originally Posted by
oneclick
For the crank, all the load is on the mounting bolts even if the hole for the crank does not touch the shoulder of the crank at all. The load will be some combination of shear at the joint-line between the crank and the spider, and tension from the nut. The tension (if the nut is done up proper) should be sufficient to make the two pieces stick together under almost any cycling situation, so the shear load is zero or close to it. In sum, don't worry. Make sure you have a decent spanner for the bolts; if using a box-spanner or socket, grind the face flat so it grips the whole of the tiny flats on the nuts and bolts.
Thanks -- end of problem. These cranks really don't have a spider (
or, you could say it does but each spider arm is 3/8" long 
), but I get your point.
Originally Posted by
52telecaster
Absolutely! I have those on my Gitane, which has the Stronglight/TA combo. A nice bit of "bike jewelry". I just need to put together a list of things to pick up to justify driving over (
freight $$$ for a small package going 25 miles drives me nuts. Or, nuts and bolts in this case).
Originally Posted by
merziac
SP binder = age old conundrum = you can always
grind a bit off the female side if its close for more clearance if need be. This is why so many Campy ones have suffered, they were too close to minimum tolerance and couldn't tighten the clamp without bottoming out after it stretched, wore in or had a smaller SP used. All the Campy's should be ground down a bit IMO.
Good point, I did not think about that. That said, I am still hoping someone knows the answer to question B.
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