Alright, so I just picked up a pair of sexy white profile cranks for my Eastern Thunderbird. Before ordering them, I called Eastern and confirmed the proper spindle length - 5 3/4". I measured the old Eastern spindle, which came out to 6" - but I didn't think that was going to be an accurate comparison seeing as how insertion depth into crank arm is unlikely to be the same between the 2 cranksets.
So I install the cranks last night, and (1) - The washers provided with the Profile BB aren't enough, which isn't a huge deal, I've got spare washers. (2) - I'm left with around 4mm of clearance between the crank arms and the chainstays.
The obvious answer is to ride it to see whether the clearance is acceptable, which I'll do tonight. In the meantime, How much clearance do you have between your crank arms and chainstays? Better yet, anybody out there with a Thunderbird or Night Train with Profiles? How long is your spindle?
Thanks in advance if you make it through my long-winded post...
So I install the cranks last night, and (1) - The washers provided with the Profile BB aren't enough, which isn't a huge deal, I've got spare washers. (2) - I'm left with around 4mm of clearance between the crank arms and the chainstays.
The obvious answer is to ride it to see whether the clearance is acceptable, which I'll do tonight. In the meantime, How much clearance do you have between your crank arms and chainstays? Better yet, anybody out there with a Thunderbird or Night Train with Profiles? How long is your spindle?
Thanks in advance if you make it through my long-winded post...