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BB86/92 spacer hollowtech Ultegra 8150
I'm having some issues on my new road bike which I am setting up. It's a Canyon Ultima CFR frameset which came out of the box with the handlebars, Dura Ace 9200 wireless shifters and brake calipers.
I ...
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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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Is a Hollowtech II BB compatible with an Octalink Crank? (Shimano Claris)
If I fit a Shimano Hollowtech II Bottom Bracket (Claris), can I still use my Octalink Claris crank?
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Can't thread crank puller
I'm in the process of replacing crankset and bottom bracket on my road bike - square taper type spindle. Bike is only four years old and bought from new, so all original parts with threads in good ...
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Swapping cranks on SRAM Force AXS eTAP
I'm looking to swap out shorter cranks on my bike. It's this bike, but of note has a SRAM PF30 bottom bracket and SRAM Force eTap AXS, 48/35 chainset.
I'm trying to work out if these will be ...
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Remove fully enclosed bottom bracket
I am in the process of replacing my worn out bottom bracket. After removing the crankset I see that there are no insets on the bottom bracket for my bottom bracket removal tool to latch on to:
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My road bike seems slightly too big for me
After riding for about 300km, I'm looking at adjusting some parts to fit me.
First adjustment:
Because I feel that I'm stretching a little too forward, causing my back to ache, I've decided I would ...
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Broken bottom bracket?
I bought a Trek FX Series 7.5 in April 2017 and ride every day for about an hour. Two weeks ago the crank arms suddenly gave around the bottom bracket and no longer stayed 180 degrees to eachother. I "...
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110mm crank on 73mm BB shell
I have a roadbike with a 73mm BB shell and I recently bought a Tiagra compact crankset that has a 110mm bolt circle length. However, I can't get enough of it to come out the other side to properly ...
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Disassembling crank on a 2006 Trek Pilot 2.1
I'm trying to disassemble the crankset on my 2006 Trek Pilot 2.1; the bike has all OEM parts.
The crank is a Bontrager race crankset, which I'm to understand is a a rebranded Truvativ crank.
For a ...
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Replacing crankset on early-'70s Motobecane 10-speed
I need a replacement crankset for my Motobecane Nomade 10-speed road bike (early '70s model), but am not quite sure what I even have at the moment and, once I know what I can use to replace it with, I ...
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Praxis Bottom Bracket Performance on BB30 Frame
I'm looking at upgrading the crank (stock FSA to Force 22) and getting a Praxis BB for my Cannondale CAAD10 BB30 frame.
http://www.praxiscycles.com/product/conv-bb-sramgxp-isis-2/
It seems like ...
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Bottom Bracket Press fit to a square taper
I like to use my old Campagnolo crank on a new road bike frame. The frame has already a Pressfit BB71-41A installed. The crank needs a sqaure tape. Is it possible to use the crank with a adapter or do ...
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