40th Anniversary Profile Box Cranks - Just ordered mine !!

[brass monkey!]

can get some real ones for that 

nah, a pair of minty OG ones would set you back min £300 surely, even in the cash drought

...... stick this in ya pipe and smoke it matt  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170203491420

nice one Lee !! 

looks like a nice birthday present there for you   

[Jt]

them fooked..most people would stay away from em..stuck together and got'grind' marks?

patient man can sort em, but at waht cost and how good/strong will they be finished?

i bought some nice ones that still needed work not long ago for 300 quid, but they came with 3 original profile spiders

the johnny ckpper ones look super mint...cost s few quid though!!

[MartyC]

can get some real ones for that 

nah, a pair of minty OG ones would set you back min £300 surely, even in the cash drought

...... stick this in ya pipe and smoke it matt  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170203491420

You lucky buggar    Looks like they will need a re-chrome but that's only £20  .

[Dingobmxer]

My JC ones were £125 plus £16 for chroming, I just replaced the Profile ns spider with a Knight creations retro one and they look even better AND my cruiser is now complete 

  DINGO

[brass monkey!]

do my £50 Shimano DX Cranks beat Radman's 100 quid Profiles then    

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280211025821&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=018

[ColoredTuffs.com]

I called Profile today and talked with owner Jim Alley.  here's some more info about these cranks...

These cranks will be made using the exact materials used back in the early 80's.  4130 CrMo .65 thick sheet plate will be used, along with the original stamp that Profile used back in the day.
 
Original crank foil decals.
 
The original Grade A hardware used back in the day was supplied by Bowman.  They are back to supply hardware for this re-release.
 
Cranks will have Copper Nickle SHOW CHROME finish! 

[QUADROPHENIA]

were they stamped then ? or the early 90's ones ?

[WARDY]

were they stamped then ? or the early 90's ones ?

The gen 2 s just had the size etched on the back of the arms

[brass monkey!]

they'll be ltd edition, and exactly the same as the OG's apart from a serial no. on the inside of the arm, I guess me and kenny will have one of the first from the production line, really lookin forward to getting mine, so they'll be on my 'secret' build for MK this year ! 

o christ, another matt special build

never said it was 'special' peter !!

lets see ya GT collection then........................................

[kennyhunter6061]

Here's a pic of the cranks from the Profile website...



Looking good 

Apparently there's a t-shirt included in the package too, but they now expect the cranks to be ready late July/early August.  Maybe too late for MK then 

[WARDY]

Is it just me , or do them welds look at bit slap dash

[QUADROPHENIA]

they'll be ltd edition, and exactly the same as the OG's apart from a serial no. on the inside of the arm, I guess me and kenny will have one of the first from the production line, really lookin forward to getting mine, so they'll be on my 'secret' build for MK this year ! 

o christ, another matt special build

never said it was 'special' peter !!

lets see ya GT collection then........................................

no bikes left here mate

[Mattdub]

Here's a pic of the cranks from the Profile website...



Looking good 

Apparently there's a t-shirt included in the package too, but they now expect the cranks to be ready late July/early August.  Maybe too late for MK then 

Pedal end on the non drive arm looks secondhand/ground down 

[kennyhunter6061]

The bottom bracket looks new, but I wonder if this is a test build for the reissues, or if it's actually a genuine 80's set they've used just so they can post a picture up of what the real ones will look like.  I don't particularly want some genuine 80's damage on my new cranks thank you very much! 

[kevin rettie]

Hmmmmm

What will this do to the value of my original Gen 2s? 

Looking good though, would have a set if I had the cash.

[MartyC]

Hmmmmm

What will this do to the value of my original Gen 2s? 

I doubt it will affect them at all 

[ColoredTuffs.com]

Those cranks in that picture are of an old set that Profile has had in storage all of these years.
Jim Alley has said that the new production run will have a nicer, show chrome finish than the originals.  I'm sure the welding will be top notch as well.