i went to a mechanic and he told me, it is nearly impossible to install a new crank on this bike ( felt heritage cruiser from. 2013).
ive been around bikes and it ahould be impossible right?
he installed a new chain because it would pop out in first gear but had no real advice after.
„no no they dont make stuff like this anymore“
i wanna have it run nicely so bad. any help would be greatly appreciated!
by Schorschmeister
3 Comments
Nope. Bottom bracket size and 1 piece crank aren’t compatible with todays sizes.
It’s almost ALWAYS possible to fix.
Even if that shop can’t source that style of crank anymore, they could replace the bottom bracket and install a current design like a square taper or hollowtech and then you’d have access to hundreds of new cranks.
Unless you told them you wanted it to look completely original, that shop has issues with problem solving.
EDIT: why do you need to replace the crank?
aren’t those cranksets same as the one used on bmx? the three piece styles? can’t you use those?