threadless bottom bracket
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Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
tokyofixedgear.com or velosolo.co.uk
Star Strider
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I had the same problem, I had elongated the BB shell slightly and flattened some of the thread wellying it up hills leaving me with a loose drive side cup.
I pulled the shimano BB, chased the thread out nearly all the way through with a BB chasing tool and then fitted a cheapish VP bottom bracket which comes with deeper steel BB cups that have far more thread on them.
It seems to have worked for now and all is once again quiet and non clonky.
I pulled the shimano BB, chased the thread out nearly all the way through with a BB chasing tool and then fitted a cheapish VP bottom bracket which comes with deeper steel BB cups that have far more thread on them.
It seems to have worked for now and all is once again quiet and non clonky.
Dave Davenport
Guru
- Location
- Hampshire
I've bought one from SJS in the past, worked ok on a mountain bike.
i tried a shimano and on the drive side it just kept turning. Then put in a stronlight BB, as i believe they have larger cup width, and that seemed fine until i looked down and notice the lip sticking out. I can now pull the bb out with out turning it. So i'm not sure chasing the thread will work.
I've gone with a Zenith threadless with a 110 axle length and i've bought a spacer kit from velo solo. Even if i don't need the spacer kit for the chain line i probably will when a fit a cog on the fix side of the hub.
cheers,
I've gone with a Zenith threadless with a 110 axle length and i've bought a spacer kit from velo solo. Even if i don't need the spacer kit for the chain line i probably will when a fit a cog on the fix side of the hub.
cheers,