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Old 10-05-10 | 11:48 AM
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nlerner
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Originally Posted by southpawboston
i didn't have the time to do an accurate ground to BB measurement since i don't have an even floor and i'd have to do a wheel mockup on the frame. i strung a string tautly between the F/R dropouts with the fork centered, with the string centered at the height of the axle center. then i measured the vertical distance from the string to the BB center. i thought this is what is referred to as BB drop?
I'm likely confusing terms, but here are guidelines on "Bottom Bracket Height" for 650B conversions that I find helpful:

http://www.bikeman.com/content/view/1161/33/

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