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Cottered Cranks (glossary)

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Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary · letter C· term in the original: Cottered Cranks
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An older way of attaching the cranks to the bottom-bracket axle, by the use of cotters, wedge-shaped pins threaded on one end to accept a nut. See my article on Cottered Cranks and my Tool Tips article on tools for Cotterless Cranks