Buying a Bike - Is Clipless Essential?

SexyGreyFox · 24 Jun 2014 at 18:20

Vonhelmet said:
Came off as in unscrewed, not broke? I've seen people walking through town carrying broken crank arms and wheeling bikes on occasion!

Yes.
All the way to work I was thinking the worst that it had broke but when I arrived at work and inspected the crank I took the plastic cover off and out fell the nut

The funny bit was twice trying to get a crank arm off my foot because you need a lot of pressure to do it.

SexyGreyFox · 24 Jun 2014 at 20:25

It's a bit worse than I thought, the nut is shredded but the bolt looks OK.
I swapped the right side nut for the left, put a bit of plumbers tape on and the shredded nut seems to be holding until the bike company send details of the exact size or a couple of new ones.

touch · 24 Jun 2014 at 23:27

You can get a new bottom bracket from CRC for £5.
You need a special tool to fit it but it's worth doing if you might have damaged the thread on the old one. It probably doesnt cost much more than a new bolt anyway.

SexyGreyFox · 25 Jun 2014 at 07:41

touch said:
You can get a new bottom bracket from CRC for £5.
You need a special tool to fit it but it's worth doing if you might have damaged the thread on the old one. It probably doesnt cost much more than a new bolt anyway.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind but the thread looks OK.

Musty Pie · 27 Jun 2014 at 11:13

I ride clip ins on my road bike but I would not risk clip in pedals and shoes with a child on the bike.

Ever.

Regardless of ability.

touch · 27 Jun 2014 at 11:35

Musty Pie said:
I ride clip ins on my road bike but I would not risk clip in pedals and shoes with a child on the bike.

Ever.

Regardless of ability.

I agree with this.
Even if you are perfectly comfortable with clipless it would still be easy to unclip one foot then fall over the other way if the kid shifts his weight unexpectedly.