Patent ID: 8590423

Claim:
A crankarm for a crankset, comprising: an elongated crankarm body having a first end portion and a second end portion; an axle fastener engagement hole extending through the elongated crankarm body at the first end portion thereof; a pedal axle mounting hole extending through the elongated crankarm body at the second end portion thereof; a plurality of longitudinal holes therein extending between said first and second end portions thereof, wherein only one of said longitudinal holes intersects the axle fastener engagement hole, and wherein none of said longitudinal holes intersects the pedal axle mounting hole, said longitudinal holes are formed by a process that includes removing material from the elongated crankarm body; the elongated crankarm body includes a bent portion between said first and second end portions thereof; the bent portion is formed by bending the elongated crankarm body after forming said longitudinal holes; a centerline axis of the axle fastener engagement hole is approximately parallel with a centerline axis of the pedal axle mounting hole after the bent portion is formed; and said longitudinal holes each extend through an end face of the elongated crankarm body at the first end portion thereof.