Rare Fauber BB component, need info
06-17-21, 11:46 PM
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Rare Fauber BB component, need info
I found this externally threaded square taper axle in an old bike I bought. It enables you to use square taper components together with a Fauber BB. The threads seen in the image are functionally equivalent to the threads found on the standard one-piece cranks. I haven't found much info on the axle, despite there being a Suntour stamp on it. Apparently they were used on old Crescent bikes (brand popular in Sweden) back in the day.
If anyone knows more please share.
If anyone knows more please share.
06-18-21, 05:51 AM
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BMX stuff.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362668003433
https://porkchopbmx.com/square-taper...kit/#gallery-3
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362668003433
https://porkchopbmx.com/square-taper...kit/#gallery-3
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...I honestly don't see how that makes a square taper crank work in a Fauber BB, which is a specific crank that originated in the United States, but was most recently used en masse by Crescent and DBS.
Here are some photos I took of one disassembled a while ago. The threads are inside the BB shell, and the cups that sit in there as bearing races are pretty specific in requirement.
Anyway, Fauber cranks in and of themselves are not rare, unless you count out all the ones pedaling around on utility bikes in Scandanavia.
It is true they've not shown up much on American bicycles for quite a while.
...I honestly don't see how that makes a square taper crank work in a Fauber BB, which is a specific crank that originated in the United States, but was most recently used en masse by Crescent and DBS.
Here are some photos I took of one disassembled a while ago. The threads are inside the BB shell, and the cups that sit in there as bearing races are pretty specific in requirement.
Anyway, Fauber cranks in and of themselves are not rare, unless you count out all the ones pedaling around on utility bikes in Scandanavia.
It is true they've not shown up much on American bicycles for quite a while.
06-18-21, 04:09 PM
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...I honestly don't see how that makes a square taper crank work in a Fauber BB, which is a specific crank that originated in the United States, but was most recently used en masse by Crescent and DBS.
Here are some photos I took of one disassembled a while ago. The threads are inside the BB shell, and the cups that sit in there as bearing races are pretty specific in requirement.
Anyway, Fauber cranks in and of themselves are not rare, unless you count out all the ones pedaling around on utility bikes in Scandanavia.
It is true they've not shown up much on American bicycles for quite a while.
...I honestly don't see how that makes a square taper crank work in a Fauber BB, which is a specific crank that originated in the United States, but was most recently used en masse by Crescent and DBS.
Here are some photos I took of one disassembled a while ago. The threads are inside the BB shell, and the cups that sit in there as bearing races are pretty specific in requirement.
Anyway, Fauber cranks in and of themselves are not rare, unless you count out all the ones pedaling around on utility bikes in Scandanavia.
It is true they've not shown up much on American bicycles for quite a while.
Conceptually I'd explain it like this. Imagine you have the standard z-shaped one piece crank. You cut away the pedal arms so that you are only left with the center piece which is now shaped liked an axle. Machine the ends to give the square taper. Weld onto the crank a flange (can be seen in the photos) that provides a stop for the fixxed cone. The axle is installed with the fixxed cone preinstalled, in the same way a standard one piece crank is installed.
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I will assume your post is sincere. The component came from a working bike with square taper cranks and a fauber BB. I'm no novice who cant tell the difference between a BSA and fauber BB. The very notion is absurd.
Conceptually I'd explain it like this. Imagine you have the standard z-shaped one piece crank. You cut away the pedal arms so that you are only left with the center piece which is now shaped liked an axle. Machine the ends to give the square taper. Weld onto the crank a flange (can be seen in the photos) that provides a stop for the fixxed cone. The axle is installed with the fixxed cone preinstalled, in the same way a standard one piece crank is installed.
Conceptually I'd explain it like this. Imagine you have the standard z-shaped one piece crank. You cut away the pedal arms so that you are only left with the center piece which is now shaped liked an axle. Machine the ends to give the square taper. Weld onto the crank a flange (can be seen in the photos) that provides a stop for the fixxed cone. The axle is installed with the fixxed cone preinstalled, in the same way a standard one piece crank is installed.
...yes, it's a real, live, I don't understand question. Thank you for answering it.
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Conceptually I'd explain it like this. Imagine you have the standard z-shaped one piece crank. You cut away the pedal arms so that you are only left with the center piece which is now shaped liked an axle. Machine the ends to give the square taper. Weld onto the crank a flange (can be seen in the photos) that provides a stop for the fixxed cone. The axle is installed with the fixxed cone preinstalled, in the same way a standard one piece crank is installed.
