GTF Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 I saw the pictures of Tarty Daves bike some time ago, and I want some of those cranks.Are they avilebale yet, or are they still just prototypes?Do they come in 170 length?Can a bashring be fitted?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-Finger-er Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 at the moment there just protos, so they only come in the length the protos are made in. as for the bash, would be best off asking dave if he can to his,but bare in mind the design may be different if they ever become mass produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narrowbars Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 (edited) There available direct from the the us here They have been out over there a little while Edited November 27, 2006 by narrowbars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTF Posted November 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 There available direct from the the us here They have been out over there a little whileThanks. Which one is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 Thanks. Which one is it?theseor you can just get the arms and dispense with the titanium spindle.or you can get some khe ones. i know the profiles look good - and are made by profile etc. ( not sure why that's a good thing but people seem to like em )before you run out and buy them, think about how often you smack your cranks on walls etc. and think about what will happen to a thin steel tube compared to what will happen to a solid block of aluminium when you do smack them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Poopipe, denting Profile cranks is the least of my worries.I've used Profile cranks and unicycle hub on my trials unicycle in the past, and so have many other street/trials uni-riders. The biggest problem with Profiles (race version, DJ, ss) is that they bend, the tubing is very dent-resistant though.Unicyclists smack their cranks a hell of a lot more than biketrials riders, as there's alot of crank-stalling and grinding going on. No one seems to have ever dented Profiles, it's always bendages and snappages that happen very often and quite quickly. Profile's aren't known for strength really, quite a bit of the BMX community regards Profile cranks to be not-too-strong. Mountain unicyclists also bend and snap Profile cranks (all different crank models), and that's quite something 48-splined cranksets like Profile can sometimes be a lot of hassle, compared to ISIS and taper. It's an opinion shared by many riders, and hundreds of unicyclists all over the world.Still, they're alright, if you can be bothered to spend that much money on them.. Tubular steel is inferior to solid aluminium, at least trials-wise. Trials unicycles have kinda proved it, seeing as all the newer sets coming out are ISIS, such as Tensile Unicycle cranks, Koxx-One cranks, and Kris Holm Moment cranks. All the old tubular steel cranks are being left behind in unicycling. I'm sure biketrials shouldn't start caffufling around with tubular cranks too far.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Poopipe, denting Profile cranks is the least of my worries.the tubing is thinner on the flatland ones but fair enough. If you've not dented them then I've guessed wrongi still say they're a bad idea (because they're tubular cromo not cos they're profile) for all the other reasons you mentioned though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallville Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 How wide is a profile bb? Do they make 128mm axels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 I've seen loads of dented Profile cranks. Some of the locals here run them, and they're dented pretty savagely. Like I've said before Sponge, you can't compare usage on unicycles to on bikes - it's totally different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 whichever way they go they're dead.simple equation...racing component + street riding = new racing componentthen again - this is trials we're talking about here. People go through rims like bog paper and don't seem to bat an eyelid - it's a bike company's dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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