my cranks are good enough for a merkx at interbike
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Sorry. It's a YST Eccentric BB
https://www.yst-corp.com.tw/products_...o=200907290056

Look at the rear dropout to see why. It's very stupid IMHO.

Full size: https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/...797da439_o.jpg
https://www.yst-corp.com.tw/products_...o=200907290056

Look at the rear dropout to see why. It's very stupid IMHO.

Full size: https://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/...797da439_o.jpg
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Sorry. It's a YST Eccentric BB
https://www.yst-corp.com.tw/products_...o=200907290056

Look at the rear dropout to see why. It's very stupid IMHO.
https://www.yst-corp.com.tw/products_...o=200907290056

Look at the rear dropout to see why. It's very stupid IMHO.
i think the best answer is semi horizontal dropouts. this allows you to make wheel changes without touching your brakes.
if i were building a bike with a rear disc than an eccentric bb would be a very viable option.
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silly merckx aside, i would rather have an eccentric bottom bracket than track ends on a bike set up with a rear brake. i am a perfectionist when it comes to setting pad height and toe in. i want to set them and leave them.
i think the best answer is semi horizontal dropouts. this allows you to make wheel changes without touching your brakes.
if i were building a bike with a rear disc than an eccentric bb would be a very viable option.
i think the best answer is semi horizontal dropouts. this allows you to make wheel changes without touching your brakes.
if i were building a bike with a rear disc than an eccentric bb would be a very viable option.
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EBBs also allow you to change your crank position which tweaks geometry and fit. it's a pretty good system if it works well.
trouble is taking hits on downhill bikes with an EBB. that is the one part of the bike that should be strongest and well... adding moving parts that you have to set in can get problematic.
JT - basically an EBB is a bottom bracket shell that operates like a cam, so the spindle of the BB can be moved in a small circle inside the BB shell. it allows you to move your crank in relation to everything else on the frame, including the rear axle.
for discs, sliding dropouts. definitely where its at.
trouble is taking hits on downhill bikes with an EBB. that is the one part of the bike that should be strongest and well... adding moving parts that you have to set in can get problematic.
JT - basically an EBB is a bottom bracket shell that operates like a cam, so the spindle of the BB can be moved in a small circle inside the BB shell. it allows you to move your crank in relation to everything else on the frame, including the rear axle.
for discs, sliding dropouts. definitely where its at.
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having a single speed cyclocross bike i speak from experience. i ended up finding a late 90s bianchi frame that still used semi horizontal droputs. i can adjust my chain tension and sprocket sizes without thinking about my brakes.
good call
good call
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