MTB Cassette on a road bike

willbevan

custom-freak wrote:

hello easy way to tell if you need italian or british spec bb is to measure the width of the bb shell on the bike will either be 68mm (british) or 73mm (italian) it is to do with the frame rather than the groupset, most likely to be british as this is the standerd thet most manufacturers use, only a few frame builders use italian at the moment.

Cf

thanks for the info, will get down and measure it i think, silly question, but can you take a crank off without special tools?

Thanks

Will

fosmaal

thanks for the info, will get down and measure it i think, silly question, but can you take a crank off without special tools?

So you do not damage anything, you will need a crank arm removal tool and a tool to remove the BB.

willbevan

okay off i go to find out if anyone has a tool that i know, shall see!

John C.

willbevan wrote:

John C. wrote:

I would have thought the best/cheapest option would have been a mountain bike rear mech , block and chain which would have cost about 40 pounds all in. Do not be afraid of having low gears on your bike, there are plenty of riders out there with top notch bikes who push up hills, The amount of satisfaction you get cycling past them is emence, Build your bike to suit you and enjoy.

Ah cheers John, thanks for the words of advice. When i was on my MTB before i bought a road bike, my cadence would always be 70+ even on the mean hills round here (tried to keep it at 90 for everyhting really when gearing aloud),I will change to a compact crank and see how I do.

When you say all I would need is a rear mech, block and chain...

Pressume block is the cassette? and mind if i ask why i would need a new chain? as the one im running is only a couple of weeks old?

Thanks

Will

Block is cassette and if your chain is only a couple of weeks old it should be OK.
Good luck.

willbevan

thanks all foryour help/patience inthis thread.

Got hold of a compact crank and a crank removal tool and allis good

Will keep the current crank around for once i get stronger!

Thanks again

Will