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Something of a disastrous ride out on my RRA recently-resulting in a busted knee and an expensive crank rendered useless. RRA specific cranks were renowned for breaking when first produced it seems, so much so that a newer model was introduced that was slightly beefed up. I always suspected mine was one of the more delicate earlier ones, and I guess this confirms it! I was only riding along slowly, just put my weight on the pedal to pass a pedestrian on a shared use path and the next thing I knew I was in a heap on the floor.
A note; this is the 3rd crank I have broken, and the 2nd steel one in this manner (The other being a double fluted BSA,) so either I have very bad luck with crank arms or there is something in my pedalling action that stresses steel cranks and causes them to snap, maybe due to a torsional twist? (I am not very big or powerful at only 70kg max).
Unsure what to do with the RRA now, I do love it, they are beautiful machines when they have all their specialist equipment, and it was built the same year as my Dad was born, which is nice. But it's not in original paint and an RRA without it's specialist parts is really just another nice clubman bike produced by a large manufacturer. I doubt I will find another RRA crank anytime soon, so maybe it's time to sell up in favour of something else in original paint....
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