Aint Prince Albert Cranks Brilliant!

[SaMAlex]

There is often loads of talk about Prince Albert Cranks being crap and snapping. The fact that there were 4 different designs, and in the end they stopped making them dont help. Say what you like but I still used my set for several years with no problems at all.

Anyway. Check out this set of Mk3 Prince Alberts I just won on Ebay. One arm is snapped in half, the other arm has snapped in the same place but its been welded back together. OK, Maybe Gogo, Dave Young, and just about everyone who used a set are right .... and I must be as smooth as silk when I ride! 

[Lazarou]

Plus you only weigh 7 stone!

[SaMAlex]

Plus you only weigh 7 stone!

One of my many nic names did used to be "Skrawney" 

[harris]

get them stuck back together ,sharpish like   

[SaMAlex]

get them stuck back together ,sharpish like   

Yep, they will be havin a visit to Geoff Cain and his magic welding wand. Ive got a bit of a pile of stuff to give him now, I should be seeing him this week.

[harris]

say hi  from dan

[Lazarou]

Plus you only weigh 7 stone!

One of my many nic names did used to be "Skrawney" 

I'm only jealous. 

[evamedia]

or the spindles broke first

[teamsano]

i am ROLFING at the post!!

are you saying im not smooth

[harris]

gogo smooth   

from what i have seen on vids , teamsano should have been bmx bike test riders
did any survive.

[yoda]

Im cracking up at this post....... 

[SaMAlex]

or the spindles broke first

Yeah. Like I said in the sticky about PAs, the first spindles were small diameter with deep splines and they snapped. When they went up to a larger "profile" spindle, the larger spline boss clipped the inside wall of the arm and the started snapping there.

are you saying im not smooth

Gogo, I guess I could be saying that Im smoother than you, or you are heavier than me. Its a loose, loose, and I didnt MEAN to say either.
Its probably that you just go bigger than me 

[teamsano]

Gogo, I guess I could be saying that Im smoother than you

true

or you are heavier than me.

true

 

[yoda]

Im not even gonna get started on this one.........

[SaMAlex]

Ah, what you two forget is that Im not often more than a few feet above the ground/ramp. Lip tricks dont really kill cranks.


Havin said that, Im not gunna ride hard on a bike with PAs on it. Cos Id be pi55ed off if I had to fix another set!