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Old 10-10-14 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by icepick_trotsky
It's a Shimano Nexus 8 speed hub. I haven't purchased the crank or the BB yet, I wanted some advice first. So should I be on the lookout for a single crankset that will pair with a 107-110 mm spindle BB?
That hub has a chain line around 43 mm if I recall. If you are buying a crank, hopefully the seller will have the specs on spindle length for specific chain lines, but having bought lots of generic cranks myself, even from distributors, that info is not always available. Sometimes it's trial and error.
I think the 43mm is with the cog dished in, so you can always go wider and dish it out.
And while perfect chainline is a laudable goal, the truth is it will work just fine if it's off a few mm.
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