Giant Anthem BB options - not GXP

Mombee
Mombee Posts: 170
edited August 2016 in MTB workshop & tech
I need to replace the crankset on my 2013 Anthem, which is currently running a GXP BB. If I move away from GXP it opens up a number of options. So what BB formats can I run in the Anthem, presumably with an adaptor?
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  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    Pretty much anything, pick the crank you want, there'll be a BB for it. Your anthem will just be a standard 68/73mm threaded, so long as you don't buy fatbike cranks or DH cranks, you can use whatever you want.
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  • JBA
    JBA Posts: 2,852
    I thought the 2013 Anthems all had press-fit bottom brackets.
    Has your's been changed previously and the Bob threaded or had inserts fitted?
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    GXP can be press fit https://www.sram.com/truvativ/products/ ... om-bracket
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • Mombee
    Mombee Posts: 170
    edited August 2016
    JBA wrote:
    I thought the 2013 Anthems all had press-fit bottom brackets.
    … aha… this is where I'm getting confused by my options… you're right, the BB shell is a pressfit (nominally 89.5mm wide and 40.8mm diameter), and the crank is a GXP… so does the press fit shell open up options? I'm considering an FSA MegaExo from CRC's sale, it's old but takes a fair bit of weight out of the bike… or heading 1x11… but let's not head down the crank option discussion just yet :-) … Is there a pressfit standard for most of the crank manufacturers??
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Yes and no, there are different pressfit standards although many are cross compatible although sometimes adaptors are needed (Hope cover most options).

    http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/c ... ets-36660/

    Is an easy place to start.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • bazza333
    bazza333 Posts: 86
    Anthem's have a ridge inside the BB shell so you can't use the Hope products - it only needs a few mm shaved off the BB bearing housing but Hope said it would reduce the strength and wouldn't do it.

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