The few one-piece cranks I've experienced were pretty reliable, which isn't surprising, since there aren't very many pieces involved. If it bugs you, you can get a $15(?) kit to put a square-taper BB into an American BB shell.
Philip www.biketinker.com On Friday, September 21, 2012 8:08:38 AM UTC-7, Peter M wrote: > > Hmm, It has honestly been a while since I rode one but I just remember the > locknut always coming loose when me and my brother would go out for a long > ride and it spilling loose balls everywhere when I went to work on it, but > maybe it was user error. The upshot was I learned how to wrench a bike and > re-pack a set of bearings when I was about 8-9 years old. > > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < > thil...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I disagree: One piece cranks are easy to adjust and reliable enough...and >> best of all for a kids bike, they're pretty much indestructible! Of course, >> if I get these bikes for my kids, I'll be upgrading to Rene Herse cranks. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/llvALDz2yWsJ. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/6Im7_QPAmy0J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
