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Ahhhh! It's not a casting.. do we have a 'pulling ones hair out' emoji? 😁

Oh.. i give up 😁

It's not CNC it's forged from a die.. like this.. you can even see the flashing created around the shape The section where the thread...

This is the crank in question This is the eBay forging If you cut around the shape of the crank^.. removing the flashing.. from...

The weather was so nice after all the rain over the weekend, so I went for a lunchbreak ride on the red...

Go for it Lee.. they didn't give a shit when i reported Nazi memorabilia being sold 😁 I think the seller probably does believe it is...

Looks like a forging to me, just hasnt had the flashing removed.

Agreed @retrobate It's not moulded.. how would you get the molten metal into the cavity of a closed mould?.. the crank doesn't have a...

If it was an unfettled casting, you would see the head and ingates / evidence of where the metal flowed into the mould. I believe The...

I'd have to have a closer look at it.. but i don't think that's a mould, it looks like the forging of an actual crank arm which had been...

..an element of 'familiarity breeds contempt' too.. i ride this trail most weekends, i've been going to Burbage for most of my life so i...

Damn. That's a fair old gouge or two on your frame.

Having a fairly good idea where you were, you fkn loon o_O that could have been very nasty.

I'm fine.. the frame Isn't too bad.. i have a similar amount of scrapes on my knee.. i kept waking up in the night and managed to...

@Betsy - an epic. Hope not too much damage. Stuffing grass and weed in the tyre when you have no tube to get you home works. Even...