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Title: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: firebird4130 on December 13, 2011, 05:23 PM

Got these coming, just liked the look of them, anyone know what they are?

Cheers  :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii227/firebird4130/b303.jpg)

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: lk_97 on December 13, 2011, 05:33 PM

Look a bit like CW cranks, when they get here check if the spindle is 1/2", if they are then you probably have CW cranks :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: animal on December 13, 2011, 05:42 PM

I have CW cranks and they all came with a prefixed swagged power disc  ;)

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: southern andy on December 13, 2011, 05:48 PM

Boss ????

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: firebird4130 on December 13, 2011, 06:15 PM

yeah I thought boss, but can't see the difference between these and some late 90s fabwelds ?

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: firebird4130 on December 13, 2011, 06:22 PM

here's the 2 likely suspects

Boss:-
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii227/firebird4130/bosscr.jpg)
fabweld (woody) :-
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii227/firebird4130/fabweld1.jpg)

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: firebird4130 on December 13, 2011, 06:23 PM

must be fabweld I guess, coz the spindle's different on the boss one  :idiot2:

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: lk_97 on December 13, 2011, 07:51 PM

Quote from: ANIMAL on December 13, 2011, 05:42 PM

I have CW cranks and they all came with a prefixed swagged power disc  ;)

Lucky! The cranks you have fraz are mega nice though

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: firebird4130 on December 13, 2011, 08:06 PM

cheers mate  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: lk_97 on December 13, 2011, 08:30 PM

Quote from: fraz4130 on December 13, 2011, 08:06 PM

cheers mate  :daumenhoch:

No problem mate :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: sawzall on December 13, 2011, 09:19 PM

they could be boss fraz as im sure the early ones were large splined like flights

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: firebird4130 on December 13, 2011, 09:44 PM

ah, I'll do a bit of research, cheers phil  ;)

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: firebird4130 on December 13, 2011, 09:52 PM

aha, here they are, so I'm still none the wiser  :-\  :LolLolLolLol:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii227/firebird4130/Fp4.jpg)

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: OrgasmDonor on December 14, 2011, 12:12 PM

look like early boss to me, deffo not the fabweld (the pictured ones anyway)

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: SaMAlex on December 14, 2011, 12:18 PM

Fab weld were squished at one end. Boss were finished neatly at both ends.

Boss used the larger spine for a while (not the same as redline 401 spine).

Boss made the first S&M PA cranks. They used the same, big spine spindle but pierced the join at the pedal end. S&M did this cos the Boss crannks always broke at the pedal end. All the S&M cranks broke at the BB end!  :crazy2:

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: firebird4130 on December 14, 2011, 12:51 PM

cool, looks like they're boss then, cheers for all the replys, they turned up today and definately have the PA feel to them I'll stick some pics up later  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: lk_97 on December 14, 2011, 07:25 PM

Sweet! How much did you get them for if you don't mind me asking? :)

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: Dannywhac on December 14, 2011, 08:06 PM

Score Fraz :) Now bang that knackered sprocket bolt in a vice and get it out :)

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: firebird4130 on December 14, 2011, 08:08 PM

 :LolLolLolLol: yeah been trying not to think about that bolt, was thinking of hacksawing it down both sides and getting a spanner to it

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: Dannywhac on December 14, 2011, 08:13 PM

Should work  :daumenhoch: Or file/dremel and a vice :)

Bloomin' bargain though - Wish I had some online luck like that fella!

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: rad_pitt on December 14, 2011, 08:15 PM

They are mega nice Fraz. Great score  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: brummie on December 14, 2011, 08:47 PM

ooh love em
interested in those fraz if you ever gets rid of them mate  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: cranks ID,boss fabweld or something else?
Post by: firebird4130 on December 14, 2011, 09:24 PM

 :daumenhoch: