my cranks are good enough for a merkx at interbike
09-11-11, 04:01 PM
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09-11-11, 04:04 PM
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With the white it almost looks art-deco rather than the gothic that those things usually have going.
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Originally Posted by yummygooey
What's going on with that BB?
Last edited by homebrewk; 09-11-11 at 04:06 PM. Reason: meh
09-11-11, 04:09 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
A lot of weird **** goes on at Interbike, Charlie. That doesn't necessarily make it "good".
09-11-11, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
A lot of weird **** goes on at Interbike, Charlie. That doesn't necessarily make it "good".
09-11-11, 04:19 PM
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Kilo TT > "modern" merckx tarck biek
Looks like a BB30 adapter.
Originally Posted by yummygooey
What's going on with that BB?
09-11-11, 04:37 PM
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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
09-11-11, 04:37 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
That bike sucks.
09-11-11, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by cc700
I vote scorched earth on Merck x phixies.
09-11-11, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by carleton
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.
09-11-11, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by prooftheory
This is the best argument for not having rear brakes that I have yet read.
09-11-11, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by thirdgenbird
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.
09-11-11, 05:07 PM
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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.
09-11-11, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by carleton
Good point.
Originally Posted by cc700
for discs, sliding dropouts. definitely where its at.
09-11-11, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
A lot of weird **** goes on at Interbike, Charlie. That doesn't necessarily make it "good".
