Category: Bottom Brackets
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Why I Don’t Like Press-fit Bottom Brackets (bike tips for rookies)
from Rookie’s keyboard Hello, friends Today, I will share another observation of mine regarding bottom brackets. I’ve always been direct when it comes to bike topics and will just say it – I don’t like press-fit bottom brackets. Why? Keep reading, and you will find out. But because I want my posts to be maximally…
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A Weird Dirt Jump Mod I Was Just Asked About
from Rookie’s keyboard, Hello, friends Not that long ago, a customer who needed a new stem for his dirt jumper asked me a somewhat weird question. He wanted to know if the bike could be equipped with a derailleur. Honestly, that’s somewhat of a weird dirt jump mod since those bikes are used for street…
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Bike Theory Lesson: Bottom Brackets
from Rookie’s keyboard, Hello, friends Good news. Another Bike Theory Lesson (BTL) is here. Today, I will focus on bottom brackets based on the position of their bearings. There are two types – external and internal. Internal Bottom Bracket (IBB) – a bottom bracket with bearings contained within the bottom bracket shell. External Bottom Bracket (EBB) –…
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Square Taper BBs Win Again
from Rookie’s keyboard Hello, friends I have a confession to make. I am a square taper BB fanboy. It’s sounds weird I know. But I am 100% certain that most people out there will be better off with a simple square taper bottom brack. And the only real incentive to get something different is crank…
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A Useful Thing To Know About Shimano Cranks
from Rookie’s keyboard, Hello, friends Today, I am going to tell you a little-known peculiarity (at least among rookies) about Shimano’s cranks. Here’s the thing… I learned the hard way that only Shimano’s square taper cranks can be used with a SRAM bottom bracket. The rest of SRAM’s BBs are proprietary and thus incompatible. To…
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I’d Choose Square Taper BBs Over HollowTech Any Day Of The Week (+ one little-known tip)
From Rookie’s keyboard.. Today, it’s another day for brutal honesty in the cycling world. So, I will just say it: IMO, square taper brackets are truly awesome, and I prefer them over all of the advanced models with external bearings. And that includes Hollowtech, of course. Why? Isn’t a cycling enthusiast like me supposed to…