Which will be October 2012.Ĭan you take us through all the final specs, sizes, color options and materials you will be releasing the cranks with? I’d say about 2 years by the time they finally hit shops. Start to finish, how long did it take for you guys to create the Cinch cranks? You have one 6mm hex steel bolt that holds the whole assembly together. This means less welding on the crank arms, less material due to not having to have the boss for the sprocket bolt and no sprocket bolt. By the 2nd round of samples I thought we were finished with tweaking the design but then I discovered the spline drive system which I wanted to be part of the design. There have been 4 incarnations of the cranks from start to finish. Josh and Mikey are both super harsh on cranks!ĭid you make any changes from the prototypes to what will be going into production here soon?Īs I said the current batch are production final samples, these are the very same that will go into production. Currently testing samples are Josh Bedford, Robbo, Mikey Luplow, Matt Houck and Kyle Davenport. The idea for the spline drive only came later…. By the time we got to the 2nd round of samples the crank arm shape and axle were pretty much finished.
We’ve been testing various versions for the last 18 months. How long did you guys test the Cinch cranks and who on the team gave them the test? The reason for the name? They are cinch to install. Who came up with the name? Any reason for why you went with Cinch?Īs with many things Mutiny that was me. Our first round of samples showed up about 3 months after we had our first finished drawing. Which I feel with crank arms is very, very important. Also the shape allows for a good balance of flex and stiffness. The rectangular shape of the arm is great for those who like to crank arm grind as you have more surface to slide on.
I had a very clear idea of what we wanted for the shape of the arm from the start. Design duties came down to me on this one.Īpproximately how many different designs did you go through before you locked down the one you wanted to test? How long did it take to get the prototypes made? Then it’s time for physical samples and testing. A little back and forth with our factory on the drawings and design. It all starts with good old pen and paper, from there it goes into Auto Cad. How long did it take to go from idea to drawings? What programs do you guys use when you design something new like this? Who handled the design process?Īround 3 months give or take. Have you seen the shit people jump down nowadays? We also wanted something that was simple and easy to work on, removing as much clutter as possible but without losing any strength. The goal was to come up with a simple looking set of cranks that were incredibly durable for todays riding demands. What were some of the ideas you had? What about the team? Were there any weird ideas going around? Going into it, I’d imagine you had some ideas of things you wanted to feature with the Cinch cranks. Within 6 months we had our first samples, we are now on our final round of production samples. The idea for cranks came up around 1.5 years ago. I’m always open to working and developing new ideas for any products. When did you guys decide you wanted to start working on these new cranks? Check out this interview with Gaz about the whole process of creating the cranks from start to finish along with some shots of the final production samples…Īll right, so let’s start this off at the beginning. The Cinch cranks really have a unique shape and overall design to them, so I’m excited to give you guys a closer look at ’em. I got ahold of the man in charge over at Mutiny, Gaz Sanders, to talk about these new two-piece cranks that they will be releasing soon. I’ve been keeping a close eye on what they have cooking and the other week I got a glimpse of something that really caught my attention their new cranks. The past few weeks, Mutiny have been dropping some sneak peeks of their new products that will be dropping in a few months. Note: Cranks in photos are RHD, but Gaz is running them LHD.
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