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Square-tapered, bashring-wearing Chester owners... BB size? (6 posts)
|  Square-tapered, bashring-wearing Chester owners... BB size? | Drevil
Nov 20, 2002 8:33 AM | | Here's my conundrum. I want to use a bashring on my bike, but I don't know what size bottom bracket to use. My current setup is a Chester Utilitiman with Race Face Turbine LP cranks (58/94), 32T Black Spire chainring mounted on the "outer-chainring" position, with a 73 x 113 UN-72 bottom bracket. If it matters, I'm using a PC-58 chain.
If I try to mount my ring on the "middle-ring" position, it hits the chainstay. Anyone have an adjustable bottom bracket (Phil Wood, Race Face, etc.) on their Chester they'd recommend so I can keep using these cranks and mount the bashring on the outside? Thanks! |
| re: Square-tapered, bashring-wearing Chester owners... BB size? | Shiva Steve
Nov 20, 2002 8:56 AM | | Ricky - I'm running the same cranks on mine with the Spot ring and bashguard. I went with the 73*113 Raceface adjustable BB and it has worked great. I definitely had to bring the adjustment in some to get the right chainline. The Raceface BB is pretty reasonably priced too, but you could surely pull a Ti spindled one out of the LBS in your basement, no? :-) cheeky grin...... |
| I'll help you out... | Allroy
Nov 20, 2002 9:15 AM | | I have a bashguard on my ride, why don't we just switch bike and you won't have too worry about it. I know it seems too good too be true, no needto thank me, after all what are friends for!
:^ )
even bigger cheeky grin... |
| re: Square-tapered, bashring-wearing Chester owners... BB size? | Rockdogger
Nov 20, 2002 9:27 AM | | Hey Ricky,
If you can measure how much extra room you need on the drive side you can multiply that by 2 and add it to your current spindle length. That will give you the size you need then get the closest available.
The square tapers come in a lot of sizes 115 118 122.5.
The adjustable BB's give about 5mm of lateral adj. which may or may not be enough and you "might" notice being a lttle off center at 5mm
By the way, Hamburg Rd/watershed ride this Saturday @ 9:30am if you and the gang are interested. |
| Thanks Erin, but... | Drevil
Nov 21, 2002 9:25 PM | | ...I made plans to go riding with an old friend, and he's in rougher shape than me, so we's going to Avalon. Catch up w/ you later! |
| Race Face | DanO
Nov 21, 2002 6:31 AM | | I'm running a RF BB with Turbines, 34-tooth ring + FSA bash ring.
No problems. |
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