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Bunch of should-i's:
Should I sell the used Dura-Ace 7710 crankset w/bb (got it for $200), profit, and get something cheaper (i.e. omniums) or just run them on my new Soma rush build?
Should I build up my Soma rush and then sell the Mark V or have it do duty as a singlespeeder?
Should I use the IRO wheelset on the Soma rush or get the Wabi wheelset (or something else)?
Should I get 28c or 25c Panaracer T-servs? I weight about 160lbs.
Should I sell the used Dura-Ace 7710 crankset w/bb (got it for $200), profit, and get something cheaper (i.e. omniums) or just run them on my new Soma rush build?
Should I build up my Soma rush and then sell the Mark V or have it do duty as a singlespeeder?
Should I use the IRO wheelset on the Soma rush or get the Wabi wheelset (or something else)?
Should I get 28c or 25c Panaracer T-servs? I weight about 160lbs.
2) Would depend on my finances. I like the idea of having two bikes though, especially since the money made on a Mark V isn't all that much.
3) I'd get a new one. Again though, would come down to my funds.
4) 25s will be fine, but I love my 28s.
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The BB with those Sugino 75s is a 113 or a 115mm? I don't understand why someone would have bought either of these when the suggested Shimano BB is either a 107 or a 110. Buying a new BB for these cranks is a deal killer.
But I could probably buy them and make some money...
But I could probably buy them and make some money...
#66
should I buy "mtn" style clips?
https://store.citygrounds.com/store/p...e-Clips-Black/
basically needed a thread to ask if they're just as effective as MKS toe clip
https://store.citygrounds.com/store/p...e-Clips-Black/
basically needed a thread to ask if they're just as effective as MKS toe clip
#67
75's use the proprietary 109mm BB and it's expensive and buttery. you can use other jis taper BB's but it's designed around their BB
https://www.amazon.com/Sugino-Track-S.../dp/B001F73I6K
https://www.amazon.com/Sugino-Track-S.../dp/B001F73I6K
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I thought 75's were ISO taper?
According to Sheldon Brown, an ISO crank on a JIS taper will sit ~4.5mm further out than if you were to use a ISO taper of the same length. So if I used a 113mm JIS tapered Shimano BB, the crank will sit a total of 6.5mm out?
4.5 + ([113-109]/2) = 6.5mm
Or are you not supposed to divide that second quantity by 2?
According to Sheldon Brown, an ISO crank on a JIS taper will sit ~4.5mm further out than if you were to use a ISO taper of the same length. So if I used a 113mm JIS tapered Shimano BB, the crank will sit a total of 6.5mm out?
4.5 + ([113-109]/2) = 6.5mm
Or are you not supposed to divide that second quantity by 2?
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nah miche, suntour & campy are iso everthing else is jis
75's run a 109 bb .
wait wait your right I've never owned the damn things, makes no sense to me but ok
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75's run a 109 bb .
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i have the protype BB on both my S75s, works great, way less $
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You're depriving yourself of the full sugino 75 experience... trust me I had the protype for a week before I gave it away to a cycling buddy for a legitimate 75 BB; smooth like butt'ha. I mean why compromise when you obviously didn't on the cranks? What floats your boat nonetheless.
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Well I told the guy I was meh about the deal and he said he'd sell me the package for $65 so I went for it. Even if things end up sucking I can resell the crank arms in a jiffy.
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So jearous. Great job!
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Haha, thanks. I wasn't actually trying to get them for a lower price since I already felt like I lowballed him with my $80 bid, but he offered. Nice guy!
That might actually make sense. I pulled my last pair of Sugino 75s off of an early 2000s KHS Flite (back when they came stock on the Flite) and it came with a Shimano BB.
Interesting.
Interesting.




