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I’m sure there’s a few of you who are stoked on this new. Fiend‘s new cranks are out now. These cranks start out with heat-treated chromoly arms and a unique internal wedge system that helps keep the cranks snugged up and tight on the 22mm-heat treated 48-spline chromoly spindle. These cranks use a 2-piece design with one compression bolt, along with the two wedge bolts. The cranks are available in right or left hand drive with color options of black and chrome and a weight of 33.4 oz.
Head over to The Albion to check out the latest Inventory that Dave dropped featuring an interview with Eclat‘s Richard Shaw about the new 22mm aluminum Maverick cranks. Definitely some real insightful information about what makes these unique in comparison to other cranks out right now!
Head over to The Merged to get the low down on the new cranks and JJ Palmere’s signature frame from Fiend that will be out soon!
There’s been a lot of focus on how brands can make BMX cranks stronger and overall better for the level of riding that has been going on these days. Profile Racing recently released their new 22mm Column cranks after nearly two years of development from the initial idea to being available for the world to enjoy.
We figured with the release, that it would be a great time to get ahold of Matt Coplon down at their headquarters in Florida where they’re cranking out these new cranks in-house at their warehouse. Matt came through with some awesome photos giving us a look at just how they make these new cranks and filled us in on all of the details about the cranks and why they chose to offer a 22mm version versus their traditional and beloved 19mm cranks they’ve offered for years. Let’s see what he had to say!
Here’s a quick promo video Wethepeople dropped giving you a closer look at their new Royal cranks! These cranks feature arms made from full seamless 4130 Japanese chromoly tubing with a liquid post heat-treatment and a 19mm, 48-spline 4130 butted chromoly spindle. The Royal cranks are available in 165mm, 170mm and 175mm lengths with color options of black, raw, translucent red, translucent blue and chrome plated and a weight of 11.14 oz. (175mm). You can find out more about the cranks and see more photos by Clicking here.
It looks like Fit isn’t the only one with a 24mm crank. According to The Merged, the guys at Eclat are working on some 24mm Onyx cranks! You can find out more by Clicking Here.
BMX cranks are one of the most important parts on your bike. Not only because they allow you to pedal, which is key, but they are where a lot of the force from impacts end up when you land. Cranks have gone from one-piece designs that you could bend by just starring at them to traditional 3-piece style we see today. You can’t forget the 2-piece and 2.5-piece versions that have surfaced over the years as well. Either way, there are a lot of things that have been done to improve the quality of cranks to hold up the the level or riding that goes on these days from dropping off roofs, sending it over 30 foot doubles to blasting a box jump or grinding down a rail.
About two years ago, Fit Bike Co. introduced their 19mm Indent cranks which utilized the 3-piece design with a 19mm, 48-spline spindle and indents on the arms to improve strength. The cranks are clean and built to stand up to some heavy riding… Except they there were ways to get an even stronger design. Recently, Fit released another version of the cranks that feature a larger 24mm spindle that ultimately makes for a stronger design without excessive weight additions to your bike.
I was pretty curious what lead them to stepping outside the box so to speak from the traditional 19mm and 22mm spindle designs, so I got ahold of Chris Moeller to talk a little bit about what lead to the design. Let’s take a closer look!
Ah, the long awaited and anticipated 22mm Column cranks from Profile Racing are OUT NOW! These cranks are made right here in the U.S with the same great quality of their 19mm cranks. The 22mm Column arms come in a length of 175mm (160, 165, 170 and 180mm available soon) and no sprocket bolt bosses and a 22mm, 48-spline chromoly gun drilled hollow spindle with 10mm aluminum bolts. The cranks are currently available in black only with a weight of 28.14 oz. (cranks and spindle). These will be available through Dan’s Comp shortly, but you can have your local shop hit up Profile Racing direct to get some ordered up today.
