New BB or crankset
thewaiter
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fonts of all knowledge,
my BB is on the way out on my Marin Rocky Ridge 2009.... I was thinking of buying a Hope ceramic as a replacement, but for not too much more money i could get a new crankset like a Shimano SLX for instance.....
what would you guys do ?
Kevin
my BB is on the way out on my Marin Rocky Ridge 2009.... I was thinking of buying a Hope ceramic as a replacement, but for not too much more money i could get a new crankset like a Shimano SLX for instance.....
what would you guys do ?
Kevin
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If you're currently not HTII then the SLX is a no brainer really - usually come with BB too.
Might need thed BB shell facing.0 -
Chunkers1980 wrote:If you're currently not HTII then the SLX is a no brainer really - usually come with BB too.
Might need thed BB shell facing.
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i'm pretty sure the Rocky Ridge 2009 has the same crankset as the 2010 so TruVativ Firex 3.1, 44/32/22 with Alloy Outer Chainring and Giga X Pipe External BB System
BB is crunchy and I was advised from the last service at the LBS it would need changing0 -
thewaiter wrote:i'm pretty sure the Rocky Ridge 2009 has the same crankset as the 2010 so TruVativ Firex 3.1, 44/32/22 with Alloy Outer Chainring and Giga X Pipe External BB System
BB is crunchy and I was advised from the last service at the LBS it would need changing
It's your bike - read what it says!
SRAM use a different size axel so if going Shimano you need the BB to match too.
A new SRAM BB is about £20 and will just screw in.0 -
people do make it hard work to help them!
If the rest of the crank set it fine - ie no damage or wear etc then cheapest option is a compatible BB. Just don't go silly on price or buy a crappy one.
If your rings are a bit worse for wear anyway then you may as well kill 2 birds with one stone as it works out much better value to get a whole set as they come with the BB.0 -
the rings are slightly buggered due to my incompetence when I cleaned the BB in the summer :oops: ....0
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Truvativ chaionsets are utter wang. Complete and total wang, in fact.
Get the SLX, or the XT if you can find it for a reasonable sum of money.
And, one more thing. If you buggered up your chainrings when cleaning(eh!?!) a BB, then for god's sake get a responsible adult, or failing that, a local bike shop to fit them for you.
Why would you clean a BB? :shock:0 -
I clean my BB quite often - well when I say clean, remove cranks (by hitting them with a sledge hammer
) and wipe the outer of the bearing and the crank contact points....
Way I see it, the cleaner it is there the less chance of it finding its way into the actual bearing.0 -
Hmm. See, with HTII cranksets, thhe flush fitting of the cranks against the BB means that you will only get dirt in there when the cranks are not in situ.
Of course some will migrate there over time. Mostly only water though.
Wiping can often push dirt into places where it shouldn't be.0 -
yeehaamcgee wrote:Truvativ chaionsets are utter wang. Complete and total wang, in fact.
Get the SLX, or the XT if you can find it for a reasonable sum of money.
And, one more thing. If you buggered up your chainrings when cleaning(eh!?!) a BB, then for god's sake get a responsible adult, or failing that, a local bike shop to fit them for you.
Why would you clean a BB? :shock:
heheheh...... no not the chainrings.....0 -
for a full upgrade, the SLX option gets a +1 from me. If the rings and BB are showing a beating, then may as well go new.0
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confusing myself ( and everone else ) not the chain ring, i was trying to take off the BB for a clean without using the extractor tool first :oops: :oops: .......0
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Lets have a vote...
my choice would be: take it to your LBS and get them to fit a nice nice SLX crankset.0
