Snapped spindle

[roubaixtuesday]

On the commute

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/tales-from-todays-commute.105055/post-7567940

I'm sure I saw someone else post one recently.

It's been on since the bike was new, 10 years and at a guess 40,000 plus miles but still a bit of a surprise.

They don't make them any more I think (5800) but surprisingly managed to score one off Ebay for a princely £80 and even in silver and 175 length (Yes, it's silver under the commuting crud).

Probably worth getting a new BB too I guess, and will replace chain and cassette too, which ideally I'd have waited until vernal equinox for.

 

[wafter]

Bugger - that's concerning and yes; while not common it seems a few such failures have cropped up on the internet now.

It's worrying that these are failing at all in normal use and raises the question of how many more are likely to go the same way as this relatively recent standard for crank axles ages.

Have you cleaned it up and looked for any obvious initiation points - pitting from corrosion etc?

 

[Ajax Bay]

I saw someone else post one recently.

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/crank-spindle-broken.309161/page-3