crank stripper.

34.5 mi.

usually my rides go off without a mechanical hitch so when somehing does happen it is quite the event. today, a friend and i set off and within minutes he was having issues. as we limped back to the shoppe it became obvious this wasn't going to be a simple adjustment. once in the stand i popped the cranks off to find the aluminum spline teeth had been stripped out due to a loose crank bolt. very unfortunate seeing as though these cranks maybe had 100 miles on them. "this doesn't mean our ride is cut short", he said. "no worries", i said. i tossed on another set of cranks and off we went having ourselves a wonderful ride.