Bicycle Mechanics - CrankArm spacing between stays & crankarm

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thehammerdog
01-04-08, 01:02 PM
I just slapped on a old pair of Dra Ace 175mm cranks and they barely clear the stays. What is the min clearance and do I just need to geta longer BB?


Sheldon Brown
01-04-08, 01:33 PM
I just slapped on a old pair of Dra Ace 175mm cranks and they barely clear the stays. What is the min clearance and do I just need to geta longer BB?Minimum clearance is they don't hit. ;-)

You might want to measure the chainline though, as explained at:

http://sheldonbrown.com/chainline (once my hosting company, Netcetra, gets back on line...they've been down all day! :-(

Sheldon "'Just Barely' Is OK" Brown