Crank fell off on ride. WWYD?

[bounceswoosh]

One of the instructors at my UBI class last week was formerly a product manager for Giant. He explained that when manufacturers are choosing parts to meet a price point on a particular bike model, they will often go with a respected rear derailleur (ie. Ultegra) and a cheaper front derailleur and crankset. This is because the average customer will see the rear derailleur and think of the bike as coming with Ultegra, ie. it sells as if it were full Ultegra. A savvy mechanic or well-informed customer knows that the bike would run better if it had an Ultegra crankset and FD and a cheaper RD. But such are the vagaries of the marketplace.

Interesting. I have noticed the rear derailleur is usually / often a step above the rest of the components. I always assumed that was because that component was considered more of a workhorse and having that component at a higher level would benefit the rider more. Silly me!

*takes notes -- higher components on crankset and FD, not RD* -- not that it really matters unless you're buying a high enough end bike that you're picking components yourself rather than buying whatever's in the build kit. Well, I guess you could upgrade components at the time of purchase ... never been tempted to do that, though.

[Zen]

This scenario sounds like a case of WWMD?
(what would MacGuyver do?)



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[LainiePants]

Exact same situation happened to me 2 months ago. An it was with a Gossamer crank too...I laughed it off at time and just figured it was due to the considerable wear and tear i've put my bike through. But now it sounds like it might be an issue with that crank set. In my case, however, my BF installed it so it wasn't a factory installation issue.