Mavic bb?
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Mavic bb?
I just acquired a bike frame that has a bevel worked into the edge of the bottom bracket shell on both sides. Is this the infamous adaptation for the Mavic bottom bracket setup? BSC cups still screw into the shell, albeit with a little difficulty. Can I still use a conventional bottom bracket, or should I seek out the Mavic unit?
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You can still use a regular bottom bracket -- the chamfer only affects the first couple of threads. Might need to get the threads chased, as the transfer from the bevel to the start of the threads can be a little rough.
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Originally Posted by avenan
You can still use a regular bottom bracket -- the chamfer only affects the first couple of threads. Might need to get the threads chased, as the transfer from the bevel to the start of the threads can be a little rough.
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yeah. I just bought one yesterday. I still haven't made up my mind what BB to use, though. I'll try the mavic when I get it - it looks to have the same taper as a Campy, but might be longer than I'd like. This one had very weird-sounding measurements...was a 631 (starfish) crank still in use in 1998?
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I had the same problem. I tried a shimano UN73 BB with a plastic cup on the LHS and it keeps on slipping. I used an old shimano metal cup, found on with a longer sleeve and this seems to hold. The mavic BB tends to loosen the BB shell.
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Isn't stronglight selling an unit similar to the mavic one?
https://www.zefal.com/stronglight/pag...keyProd=jp1000
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https://www.zefal.com/stronglight/pag...keyProd=jp1000
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