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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: SaMAlex on February 26, 2008, 09:37 PM

Title: ID needed on a HOLLOW one piece crank
Post by: SaMAlex on February 26, 2008, 09:37 PM: Ive got this crank and I know nothing about it. Its a chrome one piece crank but its Hollow. It says nothing on it all all apart from between the Bearings where it says

180 x 24
85 G

It looks like there might have been some black rub on decals on the arms but there were only a few tiny flakes and they all came off with a thumb nail.

Anyone got any idea what it is?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/parts%20for%20sale/hollowopc1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/parts%20for%20sale/hollowopc2.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/parts%20for%20sale/hollowopc3.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/parts%20for%20sale/hollowopc4.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/parts%20for%20sale/hollowopc5.jpg)
Title: Re: ID needed on a HOLLOW one piece crank
Post by: MartyC on February 26, 2008, 09:40 PM: Could be Tioga, SR or Thun as all made hollow cranks - no fooking help whatsoever am I :LolLolLolLol: :idiot2:

If decals on them then I would say Tioga :D
Title: Re: ID needed on a HOLLOW one piece crank
Post by: dibly on February 26, 2008, 10:49 PM: Alex its a tioga max flow crank :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: ID needed on a HOLLOW one piece crank
Post by: SaMAlex on February 26, 2008, 10:56 PM: Quote from: dibly on February 26, 2008, 10:49 PM
Alex its a tioga max flow crank :daumenhoch:

Nice one, thanks. How can you be sure, the shape?

Next question ..... "is it worth 'out?"
Title: Re: ID needed on a HOLLOW one piece crank
Post by: dibly on February 26, 2008, 11:08 PM: yeah the shape i have a few pics of these cranks etc and i have tioga sending me some of the drawings of there 80's stuff so i can double check for you just to make sure though,

it looks in good nick and i keep getting told that 1pc are getting harder to find(i dont know how true that is?) its in good nick so id say its worth a few quid
Title: Re: ID needed on a HOLLOW one piece crank
Post by: SaMAlex on February 26, 2008, 11:17 PM: Its in great condition, unreal really as its been on a bike for ages. It had a sealed BB on it too but I dont think that will clean up that well.

Maybe I should be asking more for the Sugino and Takagi opc's Ive got too ;)
Title: Re: ID needed on a HOLLOW one piece crank
Post by: dibly on February 26, 2008, 11:21 PM: mark at retrospect says they are more or less run out now so yeah id ask more! :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: ID needed on a HOLLOW one piece crank
Post by: rakas17 on February 27, 2008, 07:08 AM: yeah ts a tioga maxflo, i've got 1 next to me now. mine is like new, it's got all the writing on it too. i only paid about £20 for it but that was a couple of years ago now..
Title: Re: ID needed on a HOLLOW one piece crank
Post by: Stodgy on February 27, 2008, 07:49 AM: Yeah, I suspect it's the Tioga, the SR one seems to have a slightly larger flange (ooo-err), and some bits on the spindle.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f81/se-bmxer/DSC_0067.jpg)