BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Swivel on January 18, 2008, 10:15 AM
Title: Single pinch or Twin pinch?
Post by: Swivel on January 18, 2008, 10:15 AM
Hunting around for proper flights for sometime and they just keep going well out of my budget but recently looking through the museum I see a lot of you do go for these new twin pinch cranks on your old school bikes. I know a lot of you prefer the look of the single pinch but I just haven't got those readies at the moment and the twins do look good I think... what do you prefer? ;)
Title: Re: Single pinch or Twin pinch?
Post by: oberonspacefruit on January 18, 2008, 10:19 AM
pro lines are an alternative.
Title: Re: Single pinch or Twin pinch?
Post by: Swivel on January 18, 2008, 10:25 AM
Yes I did see these and these look quite nice too and seem a bit cheaper than flights... humm something to think about ::)
Title: Re: Single pinch or Twin pinch?
Post by: oberonspacefruit on January 18, 2008, 10:27 AM
more durable than twin pinch flights too. pro lines are single pich, and you can still get the older type redline stckers to replace the proline ones.
Title: Re: Single pinch or Twin pinch?
Post by: thebigdog on January 18, 2008, 10:32 AM
I have a set of 180 prolines that will be for sale soon (when i can be bothered to remove them) :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Single pinch or Twin pinch?
Post by: Swivel on January 18, 2008, 10:51 AM
Sounds very good and thanks for the piccy. I've see the prolines on US Ebay yesterday for about £65+shipping, not too bad at all! :D
Matt let me know what you're after for those prolines mate before I order some abroad... :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Single pinch or Twin pinch?
Post by: dwain dibbly on January 18, 2008, 10:57 AM
i suppose it all boil downs to what your using your ride for? if its to use then id go for the cheaper option no one will care :daumenhoch: if you are showing i think it does make a difference. ive shown my ripper a few times with dual pinch and ive had comments about them :-\ :-\ (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a158/dwaindibbly/pro003-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Single pinch or Twin pinch?
Post by: Jt on January 18, 2008, 03:18 PM
i'm using a set on my quad..cos its a minter and i'm using new parts for it whereever i can.
250 for a set of nice second hand cranks with single pincj, vs 100 max for the same cranks but with a dual pinch and that are new....???
if we did everything authentic to everything, prices would go even higher, cos the demand would increase...
i like em, so i use em, thats my rationale...each to there own though...
i dont subscribe to 'it has to be a certain way' type thoughts....
Title: Re: Single pinch or Twin pinch?
Post by: Gashead on January 18, 2008, 04:30 PM
Got to agree with JT - wish I could use single pinch !
Title: Re: Single pinch or Twin pinch?
Post by: Swivel on January 18, 2008, 04:32 PM
You know I think you're right lads, its personal preference and I'm sure you can put bikes in shows with twin-pinch or proline cranks, I think they all look good. Yeah my GT may not win the prize this year (if I get it done that is) at MK but I intend to make it as minty as possible and I think the prolines will do that. Made an enquiry abroad today regarding shipping prices so we'll see. Thanks for all your comments :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Single pinch or Twin pinch?
Post by: wildwood1971 on January 18, 2008, 05:12 PM
Dude - build the GT as you want it - its personal preference my GT's cranks arn't era correct but i love them and thats all that counts as far as im concerned
Title: Re: Single pinch or Twin pinch?
Post by: se bikes on January 18, 2008, 05:51 PM
Single pinch for show n shine, anything era correct and most durable to race, Ratty busted some beautiful 401's riding em, shame to muller em like that and bloody expensive :'(