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This should be an easy question.
Building up an ebay carbon ht as a singlespeed, and trying to use as much as I have laying around and can get cheap. But I've never built a bike up before so I'm learning. I know I need a 68mm english threaded bottom bracket. I have one of these sitting around: http://www.cambriabike.com/shopexd.asp?ID=68262 At least it looks identical. I know it weighs more since it's for DH, but I don't particularly care, if it will work.
The clear plastic part on the bottom bracket says 83, and from what I gather the bottom bracket is too wide and won't work. Or is there a way to make it work? If not, can I just get a new bottom bracket and use the cranks? What am I looking for as far as making sure the part on the bottom bracket that locks into the crank is the right size/shape? "TruVativ Howitzer" from the specs on that website, is that what I'm looking for?
Or any cheap SS crank options that anyone knows of would be great too. Thanks!
Building up an ebay carbon ht as a singlespeed, and trying to use as much as I have laying around and can get cheap. But I've never built a bike up before so I'm learning. I know I need a 68mm english threaded bottom bracket. I have one of these sitting around: http://www.cambriabike.com/shopexd.asp?ID=68262 At least it looks identical. I know it weighs more since it's for DH, but I don't particularly care, if it will work.
The clear plastic part on the bottom bracket says 83, and from what I gather the bottom bracket is too wide and won't work. Or is there a way to make it work? If not, can I just get a new bottom bracket and use the cranks? What am I looking for as far as making sure the part on the bottom bracket that locks into the crank is the right size/shape? "TruVativ Howitzer" from the specs on that website, is that what I'm looking for?
Or any cheap SS crank options that anyone knows of would be great too. Thanks!
