tioga triangular one piece crank

[macka1968]

just had a punt on a tioga triangular one piece crank on ebay,
fingers crossed i'll get it 
its only the second one iv ever seen, and the first was on my rebel freestyler in 1985,
just need to find a rebel freestyler now 

[Wez]

just had a punt on a tioga triangular one piece crank on ebay,
fingers crossed i'll get it 
its only the second one iv ever seen, and the first was on my rebel freestyler in 1985,
just need to find a rebel freestyler now 

Got one on me rhino has it the tioga "task force" decal on it ?

[macka1968]

just had a punt on a tioga triangular one piece crank on ebay,
fingers crossed i'll get it 
its only the second one iv ever seen, and the first was on my rebel freestyler in 1985,
just need to find a rebel freestyler now 

Got one on me rhino has it the tioga "task force" decal on it ?

cant see it very well on the photo just a tioga stamp that i can see

[Stellartois]

I would not advertise it on here 

[Bfellows]

Like this........

[macka1968]

Like this........

nope hasn't got that on it, but the one i bought brand new in 1985 didnt either,
just has the tioga name cast into it

[Funkyworm]

Gutted i had to saw mine out of my Rickman so that i could sit the frame straight & get to work removing the alloy seat post with caustic soda before sending the frame off to be chromed.

The problem with the crank was that the pedal had pretty much welded itself in to the arm & I couldn't get it off  (tried everything i could think of but it would not budge & I couldn't remove the crank without this coming out so i took to it with my (Rage) rip saw.... Made mince meat out of it.

[Wez]

Gutted i had to saw mine out of my Rickman so that i could sit the frame straight & get to work removing the alloy seat post with caustic soda before sending the frame off to be chromed.

The problem with the crank was that the pedal had pretty much welded itself in to the arm & I couldn't get it off  (tried everything i could think of but it would not budge & I couldn't remove the crank without this coming out so i took to it with my (Rage) rip saw.... Made mince meat out of it.

 

[bigfatolly]

Why didn't you just saw through the pedal spindle 

[garran]

 

[Gnarlyscoots]

Why didn't you drill the pedal spindle from the back of the arm, then tap the remaining metal down off the threads and remove that way 

Can't believe you cut the arm off bro. Those cranks are hard to come by as no-one sells them.

[Funkyworm]

Long story but my bench & vice had broken as had my drill . The only option with the tools i had to hand was to cut it off as i was working against the clock & needed to get the thing packed off to get chromed & i still had to get the seat post out with caustic (something else id never done & didn't know how long it would take)

Couldn't cut through the pedal spindle as i was on my own & there was no way to secure the frame or the crank arms whilst taking to it with this  !




Ah well it was only a crank.

Besides they aint that rare, heres another !
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OLD-SCHOOL-BMX-TIOGA-TASK-FORCE-ONE-PIECE-CRANK-170mm-LENGTH-ARMS-/350888622635?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item51b2977a2b

[macka1968]

as per usual i was out bid on the crank
i had to cut a crank off not long back with a pedal stuck on it, i even tried to drill the pedal off first,
but it just ate hss bits so gave up and cut it off

[Funkyworm]

as per usual i was out bid on the crank
i had to cut a crank off not long back with a pedal stuck on it, i even tried to drill the pedal off first,
but it just ate hss bits so gave up and cut it off

The Pedal ate my drill bits, 2 of them & then the Drill burnt out , hence the reason i cut off the arm ... it was the ony choice i had & after losing a drill to the fooking thing cutting it in to bits felt gooooooooood 

[Hiro Tonka]

Del does the decals, I sent him a tatty one to copy last year.

Spot on workmanship and quality 

Steven

[macka1968]

im gonna have to look for another triangular one piece crank now
but perhaps finding a rebel freestyler would be a good idea first,
as i cant see the point inputting good parts on my scabby bike

[Funkyworm]

im gonna have to look for another triangular one piece crank now
but perhaps finding a rebel freestyler would be a good idea first,
as i cant see the point inputting good parts on my scabby bike

Got to be honest cranks are not something i'm that bothered about anymore. was spending a fortune of flight cranks , but when it comes to 1 piece cranks a  £9.99 savage or diamond back looks the same as most 1 pieces from back in the day. Just depends on the build & how special it is to you i guess & what suits each build really.

[animal]

I had a couple of these bitd  A lot stronger than the round ones and harder 2 bend if I recall  Got 1 on my MRD rep of my bike bitd obviously 

[pickle]

Lovely cranks, came stock on 88 beats and I have a cracker on mine as well