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Crank Bro Mallets
I just bought some Crank brother mallets, but before i installed them. i noticed 1 moves alot less freely than the other and feels a bit notchy.
The shop where i bought them from said to chuck them on the bike and see if they free up. Does that sound right or am i just getting spun BS?
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If you put them on your bike does that void your opportunity for replacement?
Pedals shouldn't be something that free-up over time. Ive found its the opposite.
Yeah thats what i thought. if i put them on then they can claim that i've smashed them on rocks or something.
i might just put them on a my cruiser and ride it around the streets for a week or something.
Have they not got another pair you can compare contrast against?
Might be worth pinging them an email stating "Hello My (L)BS, I've concerns my newly purchased crank bros mallet's may be faulty as they're significantly different in their ease of rotation. When I highlighted this on the day of purchase to Mark/Gerard/Meg, their recommendation, I'was to blah blah"
at least that way you have an audit trail and you can get sh*tty with them if you have been given BS...
Good luck champ.
Decent pedals like that should be fully rebuildable. It sounds like the bearing tension is greater on one side than the other. I wouldn't worry about it: if it annoys you just rebuild them both! It's usually a good idea to do this with new stuff anyway: they usually put pretty ordinary grease in pedals, bearings etc etc.
Yup, AFAIK all Crank Bros pedals are rebuildable (except maybe the entry level Egg Beaters). I rebuild the ones on my bikes when they need it. It's very easy to do. You just need an 8mm socket and a needle grease gun.
I dont think you should need to rebuild them straight out of the box. ill see how these go over a week or so.
True. You shouldn't have to rebuild them. Not until the bearings are all fudged that is.
You can pick up rebuild kits on CRC for around $20
+1 to recording the concerns in an email up front, before you install them. Evidence saves arguments later.
'Notchy' could be the bearing preload set way high, but more likely to be a dodgy bearing.