BB cup race to sealed unit?
02-04-07, 01:02 AM
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BB cup race to sealed unit?
I realise this may seem either a basic or a very stupid question, but I have tried searching the internet for the answer and I am just getting more confused.
Basically... is it possible to remove the older more basic cone and cup bearings and replce them with a sealed unit type? This for example....
https://www.cyclexpress.co.uk/product...m_Bracket.aspx
There you go... nothing else to ask really.
Basically... is it possible to remove the older more basic cone and cup bearings and replce them with a sealed unit type? This for example....
https://www.cyclexpress.co.uk/product...m_Bracket.aspx
There you go... nothing else to ask really.
02-04-07, 05:51 AM
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Oh yeah. I usually discourage people from spending money to upgrade their components but this is an exception. Just make sure that you get a BB that's the right shell width and spindle length.
02-04-07, 08:04 AM
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ABSOLUTELY!! I usually resist change 
, mainly because I don't like chucking stuff out that still has life in it (I used free-wheels and screw-on hubs for years after everyone swapped to cassettes), but I can't believe I stuffed around with cup & cone bottom brackets for so long.
Cartridges are SO MUCH better!
, mainly because I don't like chucking stuff out that still has life in it (I used free-wheels and screw-on hubs for years after everyone swapped to cassettes), but I can't believe I stuffed around with cup & cone bottom brackets for so long.Cartridges are SO MUCH better!
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Originally Posted by Cadfael
I realise this may seem either a basic or a very stupid question, but I have tried searching the internet for the answer and I am just getting more confused.
Basically... is it possible to remove the older more basic cone and cup bearings and replce them with a sealed unit type? This for example....
https://www.cyclexpress.co.uk/product...m_Bracket.aspx
There you go... nothing else to ask really.
Basically... is it possible to remove the older more basic cone and cup bearings and replce them with a sealed unit type? This for example....
https://www.cyclexpress.co.uk/product...m_Bracket.aspx
There you go... nothing else to ask really.
02-04-07, 09:58 PM
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It can be done - but one word of caution - on my current project I had to grind out a little interference in the center of my bottom bracket shell to get my new sealed unit to go in, but it fits now.
02-05-07, 01:02 AM
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Thanks a lot everyone, now I know it can be done I shall certainly do it. This is the one job I find problematic doing myself, and it is more of a chore than a labour of love!
