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[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Shimano has been making hollow crank arms this way for years. It works well if it's done right. All carbon frames and components are simply glued together, too.

For kicks, here's a nice cross-section of a crank arm from ~~a different BikeRadar article~~ handsonbike.blogspot.com:

this post was submitted on 22 Sep 2023
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