change from Cup and Cone to a Sealed Bottom Bracket ???

andyj1234uk
andyj1234uk Posts: 46
edited March 2010 in MTB workshop & tech
Good afternoon all,

I have just removed and serviced the Cup and Cone on my mountain bike. They should now last until the end of the summer but i was wondering is it possible to replace with a sealed bottom bracket.

It is an old bike that i have rescued from landfill and have used as a project to learn how a mountain bike fits together.

Thanks

Andy J

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  • stu8975
    stu8975 Posts: 1,334
    Yes most likely, just measure your bottom bracket shell on the frame for the width and measure the axle length of your current bottom bracket.
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  • bike-a-swan
    bike-a-swan Posts: 1,235
    keep it until it dies! My old hack had a c&c bb- there was something deeply satisfying about servicing it instead of just chucking it out and plugging in a new one. that is, until I managed to completely shear one of the cups, leaving it stuck in the shell :oops:
    Rock Lobster 853, Trek 1200 and a very old, tired and loved Apollo Javelin.

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