Best Bmx Crank for Street and park

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Best Bmx Crank for Street and park
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flag fht-trails
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 at 11:50 Quote
profile, profile, and er............profile


FHT
flag fht-trails
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 at 11:55 Quote
James-Carey wrote:
fully, i know dudes still rocking 10 year old profiles, f*ck sean burns for making them stop the lifetime warranty

why did S&M stop making cranks?

chris was having production issues, see s$m didnt make the cranks a certain other big company did, and they wern't putting the love into the product.

primo powerbites are shit... they alloy not chromoly


FHT
flag sherbet
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 at 11:58 Quote
And this is where I'm going to ask what the issue with aluminum is.

This is also where I'll say your 4130 cranks are an alloy. Lol.
flag James-Carey
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 at 12:15 Quote
allu is to brittle, and flex feels good...
flag sherbet
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 at 12:16 Quote
Don't think snapping was ever an issue with Hollowbites.
flag James-Carey
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 at 12:19 Quote
what was the issue?


I think we need the flex in steel cranks tool, the amount of shock and vibration it takes out
flag sherbet
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 at 12:29 Quote
I like how they felt. That's preference though.

Pedal insert is the ultimate downfall I'd say. The rest is basically perfect. Maybe I'd want a 19mm spindle somehow for larger bearings? Dunno.
flag James-Carey
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 at 12:34 Quote
i never understand why 48 spline is preferred to square taper, or 5 spline...
flag skunkape
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 at 12:58 Quote
Anklebiters! That was my only complaint
flag bluntosaurusrex
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 at 13:07 Quote
oecta wrote:
Anklebiters! That was my only complaint

This is exactly why I sold my hollowbites
flag skunkape
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 at 14:05 Quote
Twas' why I traded for my slx cranks:p




(and ultimate weight savings)
flag sjv13
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 at 14:09 Quote
James-Carey wrote:
i never understand why 48 spline is preferred to square taper, or 5 spline...
more surface area or somethin? dont really know for sure.
flag Team-who-cares
Posted: Dec 14, 2011 at 21:59 Quote
oecta wrote:
Anklebiters! That was my only complaint
This has also been the case for me as well as with Redline device. Since I broke my foot and did ligament damage in my ankle as it heals (still not right yet) It got even more common with the device.
My profiles feel awesome and rarely get my ankles, when they do its usually that my footing is off. My Demolition Medial V2's feel awesome and have taken a beating, and I recently bought Subrosa Bitchin's that feel awesome as well.
The pedal inserts in Primo's can be a bitch especially if your hard on pedals or doing crank arm slides but if you check them once in awhile to make sure they are tight or when you notice a pedal feels loose, check the insert, tighten them up and they will be fine. Its called bike maintenance..............shouldnt be as rare as it seems to be with this generation of bmx'ers.
I also found that pulling the insert, cleaning the threads and reassembling with red locktite works well.
flag elevensies
Posted: Dec 15, 2011 at 14:29 Quote
profile all the way

 


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