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Do I need to replace bottom bracket and/or cranks for road-to-fixed conversion?

I have a vintage race frame with a Shimano Dura Ace 7400 series double-ring crankset on a Shimano bottom bracket of some kind. I intend to use the frame to build a fixed gear bike. As I understand, ...
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Which Bottom Bracket do i need? 107mm 41

I cant´t find a Bottom Bracket for my Cube two 15 2017. It need a 107mm x 41. Please help me.
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Is the Neco B910 bottom bracket's square taper JIS or ISO?

I'm looking to replace my cup and cone bottom bracket as my current one has deep grooves on the spindle. Because for some reason replacement spindles (113 total width, 68 shell width) are very ...
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Are the chainrings supposed to have irregular sized teeth?

I just bought a Shimano Tourney 3 speed crankset (Fcty301 Jts01) and it came sealed in a Shimano bag, that was inside another sealed bag, but when I look at the teeth, they are not regular, some are &...
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Swapping BB and crankset between bikes

I have a 2001 DeVinci Santiago road bike, which has a Shimano 105 road triple crankset and an octalink BB. I'm about to buy a 2010 Masi Speciale CX, which has a Truvativ Touro compact double and a ...
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How should I remove this crankset?

I recently acquired a 10 year old Cube Acid MTB which I intend to refurbish and convert to an ebike. I need to remove the crankset and purchased a crank puller. It seems to be a universal size but the ...
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Is there empirical evidence that SRAM DUB bottom brackets have longevity issues in the BB86/92 format?

It's well-known that bottom brackets designed for a 30mm spindle and a BB86/92 press-fit bottom bracket shell (41mm internal diameter) will have reduced lifespans due to the very small bearings that ...
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Crankset compatibility: Can I replace Shimano FC-M521 with FC-T4010?

I recently bought a Jamis Coda Elite (2012) second hand. I'm slowly replacing all of the drive train as most of the components are worn. According to p114 of the original product catalogue, the bike ...
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Remove Shimano 105 left crank arm

I'm trying to remove the left crank arm. I've previously been able to do this with a 10 mm Allen key. But as you can see, this time it's stuck. Does anybody know which tool is best for the job? I fear ...
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Bottom Bracket Axle wobbling while cycling?

The other day, I was riding up a hill and crack, something happened to my front derailleur. The chain rings now wobble back and forth on the horizontal axis as I pedal. I decided to take a look and ...
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I replaced my bottom bracket and now my crank arm bottoms out on the square shaft before it can be torqued. What did I do wrong?

I just replaced my bottom bracket using another one of the exact same make and size (Sunlite 68mm x 103mm square tapered shaft cartridge). It installed smoothly and everything seemed to be going well ...
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SRAM GXP crank partially stuck in bottom bracket

I (unfortunately) have a SRAM Apex GXP crankset that I need to replace after less than a year of use because it's garbage. But I can't get the crankset out of the bottom bracket. I've taken the bolt ...
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Cottered Crank Bottom Bracket

Can anyone help me identifying the bottom bracket? It had a cottered crank arm but only on one side, the other side has nothing. I have no idea how to remove the spindle. I already tried hammering it ...
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What key/wrench to remove this FSA crankset?

I have never worked with bottom brackets or crank arms before. What keys do I need if I want to remove these FSA ones?
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Any Cranks/Bottom bracket that can replace syncros cranks/BB on a 2006 Santa Cruz superlight MTB?

My left syncros crank was recently backed into by a car. The cranks are 175 mm. The bottom bracket is also syncros brand, threaded, and the size is 68 x 110mm. I have a syncros triple chainring, 5 ...
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