Building up a new frame, reusing components - chainline question
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Building up a new frame, reusing components - chainline question
I'm going to be building a new steamroller soonish, and to save money (in the short term, at least) I'm going to be reusing wheelset/cranks, amongst other parts. I'm trying to figure out what size bb I need to buy to create a straight chainline, and I'm a bit confused. Right now my chainline is about 42mm measured from the rear, and looks straight. The spindle length of my crank is 118mm. Even after checking Sheldon's site, I don't know how to derive the bb size that I need from those two numbers - what am I missing?
[edit] Got it figured now - the spindle length listed for my crank is the recommended bb length.
[edit] Got it figured now - the spindle length listed for my crank is the recommended bb length.
Last edited by dirtyhippy; 04-13-09 at 09:51 PM.




