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I'll play around with the crank arms first, hey are in great shape just dirty

ripperxldude wrote:

Ok guys, need your 2 cents worth here. I have 2 sets of Powerlite cranks, the beefy FSA Afterburners 180s and now a set of Powerlite "Redline" 180s. Which would be the "correct" cranks for my 96' P61 aluminum? I will be selling the ones not used. As a note the FSA do not have the correct spindle but instead have the adapters for the tapered spindle.

did you check out the catalogs page? there might be a '96 one there. also i think you mean powerlite "profile" cranks.

ripperxldude wrote:

The description on eBay (oops) said Powerlite Cranks. I bought them and they included a redline BB and the splines/spindle are of redline type. They look like single pinch bolt 401's

Oh well if not Powerlite then I'll use on another bike and keep the FSA/Afterburners on the Powerlite.

o they could be the new school ones you bought them off ebay?

Last edited by badbill (2012-05-06 12:36pm)

ripperxldude wrote:

Yeah I think so. That's what happens when I can't sleep late and night

just go with the fsas. use the conversion until you find one for sale.

Hi everyone, so I recent;y picked up a Powerlite and I'm not sure on the model, here is the serial # if anyone can decode it for me, thanks.

serial# WHFIK1083

ps. if anyone has parts for this model for sale please let me know.

I too just bought another powerlite, I think its a Spitfire Aluminum but not sure. Got great deal on it and will use the parts to finish my P61 to "spec" as the new bike has the missing components I needed. I'll probably sell or build the new F&F for my kid.

perront wrote:

nicoleandjesse8 wrote:

Hi everyone, so I recent;y picked up a Powerlite and I'm not sure on the model, here is the serial # if anyone can decode it for me, thanks.

serial# WHFIK1083

ps. if anyone has parts for this model for sale please let me know.

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h37 … to0424.jpg

The serial # won't help you on the Taiwanese models.  That looks like a Spitfire from, say, 2000.

what parts look wrong to you> the forks are somewhat square and it has 1 piece cranks.

nicoleandjesse8 wrote:

ok, so I have come to the conclusion that I have a Powerlite P17 which was a beginner bmx bike from powerlite. I believe the year is 2000.

+1 all the spitfires were aluminum and that doesnt look like aluminum. hey did you know that Walt Disney couldn't say aluminum, he would just say aruminumnum. anyways i can't say tuberculosis. anyways i am tripping out on the deraillur on the back. how do you change gears with no cable?

Last edited by badbill (2012-05-09 10:59am)

nicoleandjesse8 wrote:

badbill wrote:

nicoleandjesse8 wrote:

ok, so I have come to the conclusion that I have a Powerlite P17 which was a beginner bmx bike from powerlite. I believe the year is 2000.

+1 all the spitfires were aluminum and that doesnt look like aluminum. hey did you know that Walt Disney couldn't say aluminum, he would just say aruminumnum. anyways i can't say tuberculosis. anyways i am tripping out on the deraillur on the back. how do you change gears with no cable?

the person I got the bike off of pieced it together I guess he didn't have a regular rim.

hmm it should be easy to get off i think they come off in a big clump ive never actually done that. kids with more than 1 gear got beat up in my neighborhood so i never wanted to learn. i would spray some wd-40 on it tho asap.

ripperxldude wrote:

Ok guys, need your 2 cents worth here. I have 2 sets of Powerlite cranks, the beefy FSA Afterburners 180s and now a set of Powerlite "Redline" 180s. Which would be the "correct" cranks for my 96' P61 aluminum? I will be selling the ones not used. As a note the FSA do not have the correct spindle but instead have the adapters for the tapered spindle.

Correct cranks are Powerlite / Profile.

that cruiser is awesome!

Here's mine, but she's long gone now....

haha....me too!