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English => Parts & Bikes => Topic started by: Rizalflatlander on October 25, 2011, 06:49:13 AM
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Hi everyone!
I would like to ask your opinions based on your experiences about the cranks.
I have not use profile cranks before and I am buying one which is the profile light with ti spindle.
I am a bit concern about the the distance between the cranks and rear tube. Most of us experienced dents on the rear tube portion because of the cranks minimal distance.
I want to have the 6" long ti spindle. To keep the distance away a bit. Or do I have to get the 5.5" length spindle? Then just adjust the distance with spacers?
Any opinions is very much appreciated.
Thank you.
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Nowadays you normaly have no problems with Cranks in any cage for using.
Specially not with Profile-Cranks, cause this is one if the oldest and most expirienced Brands in
BMX who made Cranks for decades in history of BMX.
I ride a Magnutanium Crank from Profile for Years now and also rode other Cranks from Profile and had
now Problems with them.
If you ride a new Frame the Spindlelenght of 5.5 inch is long enough, cause the rearends and tubes of nowadays frams has become much thinner than in the 90's.
Profile Cranks is a good Choice to get good looking and funktional longlasting gear with history in mind!!
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Thank you saschab.
My frame is Ares Garuda 2007. I have chosen the 6" spindle during the order I have made. I asked already Pat and he's looking one for me. I am still waiting for his advise.
If that's the case. Then I should go for 5.5" length spindle as long as they have at least half inch distance with normal spacers each side. I purchased also tree spline sprocket.
If the distance is 1 cm. I think it's critical enough. So cannot guarantee safe dent precautions.
Thank you once again. I am still waiting more advise. Maybe I could change my option to Pat. Hope it's fine.
:beer:
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I did a Foto for you!!
So here you can see my Bike and Cranksetup.
It's a Profile Magnutanium with 145mm Crankarmlength and with a 5.5 inch Spindle inside,
on a Zion Focus Frame. I use this setup of Cranks with Tree-Spline-Sprockets for years now and was using it on a lot of other Frames ( DIV, Instrumental, Collier, Quamen, MikeS Frame............)
in different BB-Setups and was always fine fine with it. There never was a problem with Framedents from Crankarms or something like this.
If i would use a 6 inch Spindle it would be to long cause i would have to take the Crankarms much more outside without any needful effect for it. So if you ride a Garuda you will not have any reasons to use a 6 inch Spindle.
As you would take Crankarms with 175mm lenght you could think about the Idea of using a longer Spindle.
But if you use short ones like 145mm or 160mm there is no reasen for it.
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Wow!
Thank you so much SaschaB. Very informative. Now I can decide what to choose.
BTW. Do you suggest the profile no boss cranks? :D
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I never tried out the No Boss Crank. I personaly would prefer the regular Crankset, because to have just the possebilty the ride regular Sprockets.
Perhaps soebody else could make a statement about the no boss Cranksets.....
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Thank you SaschaB.. I appreciate your infos.
Actually I have decided to get the 6". Reasons are: To make the crank and spindle fully mounted to each other, distance can be adjusted with spacers with max mounting as well.
In your 5.5" spindle. Does it fully mounted? or 3/4 of the crank spline?
And I have chosen the no boss as well. Love the clean look. :beer: