I'm not too concerned about it. I'm very careful with installation of all parts, and I will likely use dust-caps, anyway. I've got some pretty nifty older ones.
On Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 8:22:20 AM UTC-7, Jan Heine wrote: > > The chrome on the bolts shouldn't flake off. You need to tighten those > bolts quite hard to seat the cranks properly. If the chrome flakes off, > that is a manufacturing defect – probably a little cutting oil residue > coating the surface during the chroming bath – and we'll replace the bolts > under warranty. > > Jan Heine > Founder > Compass Cycles > www.compasscycle.com > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 8:12 AM, lconley <lco...@brph.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Be careful installing the RH crank bolts if you are using them, the >> chrome looks nice but can be thick (tight in the socket or crank tool), and >> is not of particularly high quality - flakes off easily. >> >> Laing >> Cocoa FL >> >> >> On Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 10:29:27 AM UTC-4, Michael Doleman wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the great response, I appreciate it. And for the record, >>> someone did get back to me yesterday, and I placed an order. I went ahead >>> and got the recommended 110mm spindle, which is what I'd suspected would be >>> correct. >>> >>> I feel pretty confident in my knowledge, most of the time, and -- as you >>> say -- that it's totally not rocket science. The variables are few and >>> quantities known. But then I start seeing all sorts of different >>> information and it introduces a bit of doubt in my mind -- and it's a lot >>> of money to spend, so I want to be sure I'm getting it right. >>> >>> Anyway, I'm sure the crank will be great; I'm really looking forward to >>> putting a lot of miles on it. >>> >>> >>>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/fx9my8y54vk/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
