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Exactly the same happened to me earlier in the summer (mine were also silent beforehand). I also assumed bolts not tight enough, so added thread locker to them when I re-torqued them at home. They've been fine since.

Selling these, for the larger footed amongst you

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/380697/

Pinch bolts are basically 21st century cotter pins aren't they?
What was wrong with square taper anyway, apart from Shimano couldn't make any IP money out of it?

Interesting- thanks.

You tightening the bolts by alternating between each bolt bit by bit up to specified torque rather than fully torquing one then other?

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His Shimano crank somehow stayed attached to the bike...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG5sGEJdWXE

On a more serious note: This ^
The torque drops significantly on each bolt two or three times when bringing them up to spec alternately.

Brage is insane! so unbelievably fast/aggressive

What dual (duel?) susser should I get?

What was wrong with square taper anyway

The same people that can't tighten pinch bolts also over-tightened square taper?

More often they under tightened square taper.

On this occasion I didn't do this. I remember doing 'by the manual' when building the bike and then forgot about it when changing chainring.

Santa Cruz 5010 seems nice

Cotic Jeht

What do you want to do with it?

Swear at it when he breaks it

Honestly I don't know - I clearly did something wrong. Normally I'm very careful to do everything correctly, torque spec correct etc, but maybe I just YOLO'd the cranks on when I built it.

I've ordered some replacement locking plates, plastic preload cap and I also stuck a Saint metal preload cap in the basket to see if that would work on my XT cranks.

Over, under - maybe both at the same time. It doesn't matter. The end result is the same.

Lean it next to the Stanton while I ride my gravel bike.

Swear at it when he breaks it

Also this.

Dredging the specialized tyre chat - is there a good reason why I wouldn’t go for as big as possible (2.6) rear on my hardtail?

I’ve got a purgatory rear and butcher front in my basket - both 2.6. Mainly riding local rocky trails and Forrest of Dean/Cannock. The price compared to other brands is attractive.

Rim width? I wouldn't want a 2.6 on a rim narrower than 30mm internal.

Also, bigger tyres can provide more cushioning, which is welcome on a hardtail - but pressure is even more key as too much and you bounce on climbs, too little and you squirm.

Big tyres are not great in mud either.

This is really good advice that I just assumed would be fine. Turns out they are 25mm rims and recommend up to 2.5inch.

Looks like 2.3 front and rear it is, thanks!

A 2.4 would be fine on 25mm.

I've been around the houses of wheel and tyre size, but I'm back where I was a decade ago with 2.4 front and rear.

Chisel came with 25mm rim and 2.4 fast tracks. Insert made it feel nicer, less bouncy.

... then I dented the rim and bought some 30mm wide Deore XT wheels. Still on 2.4s.

Enduro then.