Author Topic: Retro profile cranks (Read 4391 times)

Rooonga · « **Reply #25 on:** January 03, 2009, 08:59 PM »

Mine have been with customs for a couple of days now - hoefully they'll get here Monday.

Been waiting bloddy long enough! I had the email with tracking details about 3 weeks ago!

kennyhunter6061 · « **Reply #26 on:** January 03, 2009, 09:38 PM »

Quote from: Rooonga on January 03, 2009, 08:59 PM

Mine have been with customs for a couple of days now - hoefully they'll get here Monday.

Been waiting bloddy long enough! I had the email with tracking details about 3 weeks ago!

Same here. The message on the Parcelforce website says "Awaiting Customs Charges" Fookin deep joy

At least there's light at the end of the tunnel.

Mattdub · « **Reply #27 on:** January 03, 2009, 10:45 PM »

Why did Clonerz start this thread , anyone know ? .

jT Racing · « **Reply #28 on:** January 03, 2009, 10:46 PM »

lol. i'd still have a set though

ColoredTuffs.com · « **Reply #29 on:** January 05, 2009, 01:49 PM »

Quote

Hope you dudes dont get stung by cun(t)stoms, I was lukcy enough to have mine delivered by the normal postie. Although I did ask Ed to mark as low value.

I did declare them as "gifts" with a "value" of just less than 100 US dollars. That should help.

While I'm not happy with the overall quality control that Profile has, I think that most of all of the cranks that I have seen look great. My biggest complaint that I have is that I expected a "show chrome" finish, which is a nickle /brass / chrome job which fills in all of the grinding marks on the steel, and does fill in some of the small pits that are left sometimes on the weld bead that is ground down on the back plate of the crank arms. Profile, stating that they no longer use a triple-plating process due to EPA regulations here in the States, used a different method of chroming. That method does not "fill in" the imperfections such as grind marks and such.

Some of the cranks that I have seen have some "pin holes" on the backside edge of the crank arm. I asked Profile about this, and this is how they explained it to me-
The crank arms are made using 2 sheets of steel plate. The first plate is bent into a "C" shape, and then the second flat plate is welded on the backside of the arm. That weld bead is ground down, sometimes leaving little pin holes that are inside a weld bead. Once that weld bead is ground down, it exposes that hole. More grinding cannot be done to try to remove that hole as at that point, the weld would more than likely be grinded completely off. Being every set is made by hand, you get slightly different results from arm to arm.

Profile made all of these in-house. The same guy that welded these back in the day welded these as well (Profile states that fact, at least)

In addition- to anybody that is still waiting on a set- hang in there. it's on the way. I just finished packing the last of the orders for these last night.
-Ed

Rooonga · « **Reply #30 on:** January 05, 2009, 03:40 PM »

It'll be interesting to see what they're gonna charge me then; it's deffo waiting for a payment....

brass monkey! · « **Reply #31 on:** January 05, 2009, 03:43 PM »

Quote from: kennyhunter6061 on January 03, 2009, 09:38 PM

Quote from: Rooonga on January 03, 2009, 08:59 PM
Mine have been with customs for a couple of days now - hoefully they'll get here Monday.

Been waiting bloddy long enough! I had the email with tracking details about 3 weeks ago!

Same here. The message on the Parcelforce website says "Awaiting Customs Charges" Fookin deep joy At least there's light at the end of the tunnel.

mine too Kenny

another £21 !!!

meticulous · « **Reply #32 on:** January 05, 2009, 03:51 PM »

so whats the tatal price you have paid then, as alan said they were going to be 'about' £300... are they really £200 better than twin pinch flites?

ColoredTuffs.com · « **Reply #33 on:** January 05, 2009, 04:48 PM »

When you go to parcel Force, tell them it's a Christmas present from a friend in the US. It is marked off as a "gift".

moley · « **Reply #34 on:** January 05, 2009, 04:58 PM »

Quote from: ColoredTuffs.com on January 05, 2009, 04:48 PM

When you go to parcel Force, tell them it's a Christmas present from a friend in the US. It is marked off as a "gift".

Trouble with that is.......................you have to pay to get them first and then try and get a refund afterwards!!

meticulous · « **Reply #35 on:** January 05, 2009, 05:12 PM »

if anybody is not happy with theres, would you like to deal for these cranks?....

moley · « **Reply #36 on:** January 05, 2009, 05:20 PM »

What bike is that?

I can't see it behind those big ass cranks!!

meticulous · « **Reply #37 on:** January 05, 2009, 05:25 PM »

i know!!! but they actually look allright in the flesh, its just that i want to make it look more retro, and i think these let down the side a bit...

thanks for the ramp off your twin bro'....

moley · « **Reply #38 on:** January 05, 2009, 05:33 PM »

Quote from: meticus on January 05, 2009, 05:25 PM

...............thanks for the ramp off your twin bro'....

You cheeky feck!!

If you weren't built like a brick shithouse, I'd..................

meticulous · « **Reply #39 on:** January 05, 2009, 05:38 PM »

i nearly called him moley!!!

meticulous · « **Reply #40 on:** January 05, 2009, 05:43 PM »

whay! yeh! alans has them in at £269, are they worth that?

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #41 on:** January 05, 2009, 05:46 PM »

Quote from: meticus on January 05, 2009, 05:12 PM

if anybody is not happy with theres, would you like to deal for these cranks?....

What price would you sell em for out of curiosoty

meticulous · « **Reply #42 on:** January 05, 2009, 05:55 PM »

they are the for sale now!!!

moley · « **Reply #43 on:** January 05, 2009, 06:03 PM »

Quote from: meticus on January 05, 2009, 05:38 PM

i nearly called him moley!!!

At least we know my mum wasn't seeing the milkman behind his back!!

meticulous · « **Reply #44 on:** January 05, 2009, 06:24 PM »

Quote from: moley on January 05, 2009, 06:03 PM

Quote from: meticus on January 05, 2009, 05:38 PM
i nearly called him moley!!!

At least we know my mum wasn't seeing the milkman behind his back!!

defo'...

brass monkey! · « **Reply #45 on:** January 05, 2009, 07:15 PM »

USPS Website says this:

Attempted Delivery Abroad, January 05, 2009, 7:21 am, GREAT BRITAIN
Out of Foreign Customs, January 03, 2009, 8:19 am, GREAT BRITAIN
Into Foreign Customs, January 01, 2009, 5:15 pm, GREAT BRITAIN
Arrived Abroad, December 22, 2008, 3:03 pm, GREAT BRITAIN
International Dispatch, December 18, 2008, 6:27 pm, ISC MIAMI FL (USPS)
Electronic Shipping Info Received, December 16, 2008

When I called Parcelforce they said there was a customs charge though

brass monkey! · « **Reply #46 on:** January 05, 2009, 07:17 PM »

Quote from: monkeybiscuits! on January 05, 2009, 07:15 PM

USPS Website says this:

Attempted Delivery Abroad, January 05, 2009, 7:21 am, GREAT BRITAIN
Out of Foreign Customs, January 03, 2009, 8:19 am, GREAT BRITAIN
Into Foreign Customs, January 01, 2009, 5:15 pm, GREAT BRITAIN
Arrived Abroad, December 22, 2008, 3:03 pm, GREAT BRITAIN
International Dispatch, December 18, 2008, 6:27 pm, ISC MIAMI FL (USPS)
Electronic Shipping Info Received, December 16, 2008

When I called Parcelforce they said there was a customs charge though

PARCELFORCE website tracking says this though:

Status: Held

Parcel tracks

Date Time Location Tracking Event

05-01-2009 07:21 North Essex Depot Awaiting payment of charges
04-01-2009 18:38 National Hub Sorted in hub
03-01-2009 08:19 International Hub En route to delivery depot
03-01-2009 07:25 International Hub RELEASED WITH CHARGES
01-01-2009 17:15 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGING
01-01-2009 17:15 International Hub AWAITING CUSTOMS CHARGES
22-12-2008 15:03 International Hub Arrived in destination country
18-12-2008 18:27 Delivery Agent - MIAMI Left origin country

brass monkey! · « **Reply #47 on:** January 05, 2009, 07:19 PM »

Quote from: meticus on January 05, 2009, 03:51 PM

so whats the tatal price you have paid then, as alan said they were going to be 'about' £300... are they really £200 better than twin pinch flites?

mine work out at about £200, inc. delivery and £20 customs charge, i paid for them when the $ was 2:1 though

gossa · « **Reply #48 on:** January 05, 2009, 07:51 PM »

So now Alans would be cheaper than buying them from the USA even with full VAT and import duty charges?

ColoredTuffs.com · « **Reply #49 on:** January 05, 2009, 09:12 PM »

269.00 GBP = 395.445 USD
United Kingdom Pounds United States Dollars
1 GBP = 1.47006 USD 1 USD = 0.680246 GBP

By my calculations, it's still cheaper getting them from my site at the moment. I only have 180mm American and Euro BB's in stock now.

$284.99, plus $39.99 shipping is $324.98

324.98 USD = 221.159 GBP
United States Dollars United Kingdom Pounds

Author Topic: Retro profile cranks (Read 4391 times)

Rooonga

kennyhunter6061

ColoredTuffs.com

Rooonga

ColoredTuffs.com

moley

moley

moley

moley

gossa

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