Profile box cranks- 135 quid!

[Weeksy]

My head's going to pop, info overload!

Either way, hoping they will look sweet on my Group 1!

[SaMAlex]

Either way, hoping they will look sweet on my Group 1!

Group 1? These cranks are a bit early for that aint they    

[Weeksy]

I think so, by a couple of years at least.

Not too tragic tho are they?

Was looking at some new profiles, but they wouldn't be right!

Too old or too new, can't win can I?!

[double chevron]

Wrong for wrong, get the cheaper ones !!!

Which Group1 are you building? They all came with OPC BITD except the RS1

[Weeksy]

Love the old ones tho, they are closest year wise!!

An RS1, and we've been here before, you won't sell me any of your hoards of Group 1 3pc cranks!!

[double chevron]

Pistol Pete used to run Flights instead of the Haro cranks, could look cool aswell and historically pertinent..

[Weeksy]

Agreed, look spot on,  but not up to Profile quality tho fella...

[SaMAlex]

Nothing at all wrong with early (full wrap, single pinch) 401s 

[Weeksy]

Agreed, nothing wrong at all, except the price 

Profile it has to be, and if their os cranks pre date by bike, then so be it, close enough I think...

[Jt]

Alex,

So are the reproduced ones gen 2 or 3?!

What have I started here?!

Thanks

Weeksy

in case i've missed something..gen 1's are the big fat and sexy non indent ones....the first indented ones they did ( the REAL gen 2) are the ones that have been re run...so early eighties.

[bmxer4ever]

Just learned something new! Thankyou RAD!
I had a set of those GT 3pc on my Badlander when it got nicked - traded with Caratti for some video work mid 90's! - brilliant cranks, but I never knew they were Profiles!
Guess that makes my mind up on my new cranks then....
Brand new Profiles w/Ti axle here I come....!

[Mattdub]

Agreed, nothing wrong at all, except the price 

Profile it has to be, and if their os cranks pre date by bike, then so be it, close enough I think...

Full wrap 401's are on ebay.com regularly for £150.00 and less . Ship here for £10-£15 then re-chrome for approx £15 

[Jt]

i personally would rather stick some of them repopped profiles on than go to the time and trouble of fooking about with cranks from the us...pay em, ship em, rechrome em..etc...whoole load of fooking about when these profiles are the same as the original gen 2...

i can see why people dont want twin pinch redlines as they are current model items..and you can clearly see that when they are on a bike..but the profiles look jus the same...( so you get the right look for the right price!)

originals are best for purism, and there's now worng with that either, but budgets are budgets and if you can get the look you want for the price you want, then you should.

happy days.

[kennyhunter6061]

In 1994 I bought a set of Profiles which were much moe rounded in shape, although still quite similar to today's ones, but they had no engraving at all, completely blank apart from a small '180' stamped on the back of each arm.  What issue were they then? 

[Mattdub]

In 1994 I bought a set of Profiles which were much moe rounded in shape, although still quite similar to today's ones, but they had no engraving at all, completely blank apart from a small '180' stamped on the back of each arm.  What issue were they then? 

I've got a day off from Gen/Issue judgements  .

But non stamped like those are v-cool mid school cranks 

[double chevron]

In 1994 I bought a set of Profiles which were much moe rounded in shape, although still quite similar to today's ones, but they had no engraving at all, completely blank apart from a small '180' stamped on the back of each arm.  What issue were they then? 

The classic 90's ones then 
No matter if they can't get there gen n#, they look cool !

[Weeksy]

i personally would rather stick some of them repopped profiles on than go to the time and trouble of fooking about with cranks from the us...pay em, ship em, rechrome em..etc...whoole load of fooking about when these profiles are the same as the original gen 2...

i can see why people dont want twin pinch redlines as they are current model items..and you can clearly see that when they are on a bike..but the profiles look jus the same...( so you get the right look for the right price!)

originals are best for purism, and there's now worng with that either, but budgets are budgets and if you can get the look you want for the price you want, then you should.

happy days.

With you 100% JT, want to get them new out of the box, no messing and throw them on!

The Profiles offer os look, new and for sensible money - can't go wrong can i?!

[Paulo]

OK so we now know the history of the box cranks.

When did Profile introduce the more rounded race cranks? I like the look of them but looking at the Profile site it just says they've been around for years.

Anybody know?

P.

[Mattdub]

OK so we now know the history of the box cranks.

When did Profile introduce the more rounded race cranks? I like the look of them but looking at the Profile site it just says they've been around for years.

Anybody know?

P.

Alex might know the answer to this , I finished racing in 87 so not sure TBH .

These are the more rounded non stamped , late 80's/early 90's ? ( I think the ones Kenny was referring to )