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Title: Profile crank/chainring trouble - help!
Post by: gregster on May 20, 2007, 06:31 PM: Help needed people...

Purchased a Profile crank set from ebay and a 36T Profile Imperial chainring from trixr4kidz on here.
I've been setting it up today and the hole in the chainring is bigger than the spindle. Now I'm thinking Profile crank/Profile chainring should fit no problems right.

The cranks are a euro bb... does this mean I need an adapter of some sort?

cheers,
greg
Title: Re: Profile crank/chainring trouble - help!
Post by: RATTY on May 20, 2007, 06:35 PM: You need a top hat washer!!! Any good bike shop like Alans for a £1
Title: Re: Profile crank/chainring trouble - help!
Post by: gregster on May 20, 2007, 06:52 PM: cheers Ratty.

One of these then - http://www.alansbmx.com/product_info.php?products_id=2343&osCsid=b50ebd320004fad5253a13160a4c36ac

Any idea which size?
Title: Re: Profile crank/chainring trouble - help!
Post by: RATTY on May 20, 2007, 06:56 PM: To be sure you will need to measure the OD of your axle and the inside diameter of the chainring. I think its 19mm axle, just need to measure the hole in the chainring :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Profile crank/chainring trouble - help!
Post by: gregster on May 20, 2007, 07:21 PM: Just had a look at a pic of the bike it came off and I think it was a Primo crank so a 22 - 19mm washer should do it.

Will measure to make sure.
Cheers.
Title: Re: Profile crank/chainring trouble - help!
Post by: lazychubs on May 21, 2007, 09:25 AM: ive used the end of a set of old skool bars ground down to the right thickness
as a top hat washer on me profiles b4
Title: Re: Profile crank/chainring trouble - help!
Post by: oberonspacefruit on May 21, 2007, 11:35 AM: you gypsy.
Title: Re: Profile crank/chainring trouble - help!
Post by: gregster on May 21, 2007, 01:58 PM: Just trying to buy a top hat washer from Alans and the checkout doesn't work, it pops up with some error about minimum of 5 characters for the password. I've tried numerous combinations and nothing works. So I call them and they can't take an order for less than £5 over the phone.

So does anyone know anywhere else I can get one from online with a website that actually works???

No bike shops nearby stock them.

thanks.
g
Title: Re: Profile crank/chainring trouble - help!
Post by: oberonspacefruit on May 21, 2007, 02:09 PM: i might have one in the shed, ill have a look tonight.

remind me about if i dont get back to you.
Title: Re: Profile crank/chainring trouble - help!
Post by: gregster on May 21, 2007, 02:25 PM: Thanks. Appreciate it.

Planning a trip to MK this sunday and wanted to take my new stead with me and all that's stopping me is a pesky little washer :D
Title: Re: Profile crank/chainring trouble - help!
Post by: Dark Diggler on May 21, 2007, 05:15 PM: http://www.customriders.com/prodshow.asp?prodid=8365&cat=10&parent=1001&sid=3

or

http://www.billys.co.uk/english/group.php?prod=ckgu-cradapt

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Profile crank/chainring trouble - help!
Post by: lazychubs on May 21, 2007, 05:49 PM: Quote from: Oberonspaceferret on May 21, 2007, 11:35 AM
you gypsy.

some time in me family theres a gypsy rose
so yeah
im like a magpie me lol
Title: Re: Profile crank/chainring trouble - help!
Post by: gregster on May 21, 2007, 06:14 PM: cheers everyone.

I emailed Profile and they replied saying they would post one out to me tonight! RESULT!!!

Top customer service from Profile Europe. :daumenhoch: