Since my SRM/ FSA crank is out of commission, I put Andrea’s SRAM Red crank on my bike… it had here old Speedplays on there (X5’s), so I decided to give them a go on the Trinity ride this morning.
I was a bit put off by the range of motion, a bit disconcerting to say the least. The big issue is that I apparently have a pretty big toe-in bias on when not hemmed in (like using Speedplays). Unless I was thinking about it, I would end up with my right foot tilted inward 15 degrees or more…. At least 3-4 times on the ride, I unexpectately found the release point… I triained myself to not do that, but ended up pretty much not trusting them anymore. It meant when the attacks started happening fast and furious going back from Galloway, I didn’t follow. I didn’t want to clip out at a bad time.
I already put the Keo’s back on my bike. I checked my cleat position on my Keo cleats, they are basically setup to be neutral or even heals in. I use the red cleats (9 degrees).
Now onto the real problem, I have had problems with the non-drive crank arm wobbling and making noise. I figured it was a result of the BB creaking or a loose connection at the splines, so I redid that last weekend. Today, it seemed to be worse. I almost forgot about it after I figured out the 11t shifting issue, but after I took things apart, something seemed a bit off when pulling the bolt on the non-drive side.
[FSA K-Force crank non-drive side. Aluminum insert is loose in the carbon arm]
I put the drive arm back on to verify… sure enough, the metal insert was loose. When installed the amount of play results in a side-to-side movement of about 2-3 mm at the pedal end of the crank. The paint / coating has flaked off and the insert visibily moves about 0.2-0.3 mm. … I will do some checking around at local bike shops to see if I can get a compatibile part temporaly to put together my SRM again. For now, I have the Red crank (172,5 mm) installed. I might install Andrea’s SRM (also 172.5) for MSGP if I can’t get it straight by next weekend.
