Definitions
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- noun cycling One of the two
lever components that attach the bottombracket spindle to apedal .
Etymologies
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Examples
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A boot would have to rise up toward the top of the calf to equal the height of one's pedal crankarm, which is approximately the height to which one must roll one's pants in order to avoid chain-tangleage.
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Furthermore, Campagnolo recommends against using that tool on a carbon crankarm, since it could mar the carbon, so I am not at all sure how one would remove a carbon Power Torque arm currently without damaging it.
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The drive side crank attaches via three bolts to the crank spider side, and the non-drive crankarm attaches via a three-lobe interface inserted into the BB spindle.
Eurobike report: Deda, 3T, Rotor, Ritchey, Campagnolo and Prologo components 2010
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A traditional "schluffer" stands next to the bicycle, but the fixed-gear "schluffer" continues to straddle the bicycle and pushes him- or herself along with one foot while the other remains in the toe clip rotating along with the crankarm.
The Dignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Cold-Blooded Murder BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Plus it does not mar carbon arms and can be modified/extended to pull the PT right crankarm bearing down the road.
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Keeping cyclocross brakes centered, pulling that PT crank 2010
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Rather than using a split spindle anchored in both crankarms and joined in the middle (like Ultra Torque), the Power Torque system resembles Shimano and SRAM units, with a bottom bracket spindle originating in the drive side crankarm.
Tech News – Campagnolo overhauls Centaur and Veloce groups for 2011, updates Khamsin wheelset 2010
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They could have cool unis and armbands with swastikas in a crankarm/pedal type of motif.
The Indignity of Bike Month: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Cleats, Love and Understanding? BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Campy uses threaded cups to hold the bearings in similar fashion to Ultra Torque, but as with Ultra Torque, the drive-side bearing remains in place on the spindle against the drive-side crankarm.
Tech News – Campagnolo overhauls Centaur and Veloce groups for 2011, updates Khamsin wheelset 2010
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A Polar P5 sending unit plugs into the back side of each pedal spindle (both left and right) and zip-ties to the crankarm.
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Yes, I too would like to see snob review the left crankarm from his IOJB next week.
BSNYC Firday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2009
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