Is this crank bent?

[The Black Monark]

 

[restodave]

It sure looks bent to me. I would expect the left crank arm to be the same height above the flat surface in both pictures. That's left side on a bicycle, not left side in the second picture picture.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

It's my guess that it is. I had one just like that and was able to put it in a vise and used a cheater bar to bend it back straight.

 

[dougfisk]

YES! I have about 6 bent in that manner, not quite as badly though...

 

[XC204]

Nope just twisted

 

[Wildcat]

Someone put all they had into it to get it to twist like that. I could do that when I was a young guy, standing on the pedals and pulling up on the handlebars. The problem is straightening it, it will be weakened where the bend was, so it will be prone to cracking. Unless you ride easy all the time like I do.

 

[pick]

Definitely bent & I agree with Wildcat, strength will be compensated, ride easy, no wheelies & you will probably be ok. I would think it would be hard to bend on like that but I too have seen a few bent that bad.

 

[patman73]

i seen cranks bent from hard bunny hopping & jumping, i have bent one back from reverse bunny hopping puting the bent part one the bottom side when i hopped on it

 

[sensor]

Yes.

 

[The Black Monark]

Thanks everyone, I knew the answer but had to prove it.