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I am taking the liberty to hijack this one, since the issue seems to be solved but the headline fits my question.
Cranks on my current build unscrew themselves somehow and start creaking. This goes away with a bit of fastening with an allen key and everything is nice and smooth again. They loosen only if I skid hard, but if I do, they can loosen quite a bit actually.
Oh, perhaps worth mentioning I'm a cheapskate, shimano UN-54 and stronglight crankset - part of the problem might lie there really.
My question is: for the new build I have in the pipeline, how can I absolutely make sure I avoid this stupid problem? Does anyone know of a some golden combinations of BB and crankset which can handle a bit of skidding? And presuming I'll have to pay more for this, what is the improvement I am really paying for? Are there any other things to keep in mind?