Hey folks ...
I saw where this was going and really hoped it wouldn't ... let's stop it before it gets there.
Campag did his best to help the OP ... remember the OP? Sure, he didn't mention every single aspect of every single crankset and BB on the market ... but he did say,
Originally Posted by
Campag4life
If you pick the crank you want for this bike, the decision relative to which BB maybe best will be clear.
Let us know what you decide for a crankset and I can try and help with your BB decision.
Can we possibly have ONE FREAKING THREAD where we don’t devolve into a bunch of toddlers in a kiddie pool urinating at one another?
If the idea is to Help the OP—Awesome. If the idea is to bicker over minutiae with another poster for e-peen points,… aren’t there enough other threads where people can do that?
Can we Once forget our egos and actually care about a person trying to get advice?
Even the info offered by [MENTION=92828]topflightpro[/MENTION] could be helpful … if it was stated and expressed in a helpful way.
But really, what is need here is more information, not more bickering. And really, as [MENTION=88222]Campag4life[/MENTION] notes, once the OP picks a crankset, there will be some real opportunities to choose the best BB.
I think both parties here are well-meaning and very well-informed. Ths may be a classic—“What we have here … is Failure to Communicate” situation, or it may be nit-pickery … there may be one exception or two to some otherwise useful generalization, and those exceptions can be noted without any sort of value judgments.
So far everything has been civil … and I am pleased. But … I think if the posters focus on what ther OP needs, and not on each other, the civil mood could prevail. The other trend would be normal, which in his case is not good.
As far as it goes … Most press-fit BBs seem to slide in flush with the frame, while thread-ins need a flange for a wrench. Spindle lengths and spacers are a completely different issue.
I think the OP is confused about spindle length, which is independent of BB. I know I have Hollowtech BBs on a couple bikes and they protrude quite far … and Wheels Mfg on a few bikes and they protrude about 1 mm. I use whatever Shimano cranks I have on hand (or in one case FSA---and that ignorant SRAM 24/22 expletive deleted) with no issues at all. I use spacers on the left-non-drive side to balance Q-factor.
There are spacers available for both sides if the OP feels he needs extra clearance, but I think the Shimano cranks will work just fine as they stand.
To the OP: As [MENTION=88222]Campag4life[/MENTION] suggested—pick the rank you like (and make it Shimano
) and someone here can help you with your then more specific needs.