That has been reduced by less than 1/8th inch (not much) Any bottom bracket axle will go to the depth it would have before filing due to the taper machined in the crank arm square hole and axle. If you put the arm on and tighten it up it should be fine. If the actual engagement surface has been reduced drastically and by that I mean over 50% I might be concerned if you were a really powerful or heavy rider. From your description I wouldn't worry about it.....just put it on a grocery getter and see how long it lasts. I weigh 265 and ride an old Raleigh Technium frame just to see if it will last. I think they call that empirical testing.
On Nov 29, 12:39 pm, lauren <laurench...@gmail.com> wrote: > This spring I bought two used Sugino XD2 triples advertised on this > list to put on a Hunqapillar and a Rawland Drakkar i knew we'd be > getting in the fall. I'm still waiting on the Hunqapillar, but I took > out the crankset to build up the Drakkar that arrived last weekend to > find that it had been filed down on the inside. My fault, for not > asking for photos beforehand, I suppose, but I'm wondering if it's > safe to use. I contacted the seller and he said he didn't know it had > been filed down. > > Photos > here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/otterbean/sets/72157625369398923/with/52... > > Soliciting opinions: Is it okay to use or should we get another? > > Comparing it to my other, perfectly intact XD2, it looks like about > 3-4 mm has been filed off the inside and a little bit into the square > hole has been filed away as well meaning that a lot less surface area > is contacting the surface area than would usually do so (that's my > guess at least). We put it on and it seems to fit snug for riding > around town, but I can't decide whether it would hold up to harder > riding (the rider is ~185 lbs). > > I know we should just buy another one, but we're already scraping the > bottom of the barrel to build these bikes up so if I can safely make > use of my $80 spent then all the better. > > Any insight/ideas much appreciated. > > Thanks, > Lauren > > ps. If anyone has a triple right XD2 175 mm crank arm they'd like to > sell let me know. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
