Originally Posted by
lukeforster2002
UPDATE: Managed to change the bottom bracket no bother, but by god the bracket was screwed do damn tight had to get a 3ft pipe to get the leverage to break it loose. Thankyou everyone for the help - pretty straight forward job really - glad i didnt pay a shop to do it.
Satisfying, isn't it? An impact driver can be very useful for that particular job - did you grease the new one?
Originally Posted by
lukeforster2002
Next, how viable is it to change my crankset from a 3 speed to a single speed? Ive read online its pretty pointless but I literally never use the top or bottom ratio - always in the middle.
Ah, you should have asked that first, as you'd really need a shorter bottom bracket. OTOH if you can find a narrow-wide chainring that fits your current crank, and fit it where the middle ring is now, then the chainline (distance from the bike's centre plane) will be good. You could just remove the inner and outer rings, shifter and mech, as long as the chain doesn't need the mech to keep it on. Then the next job will be a 10/11/12 speed cassette/chain/shifter. :-)