yetiboy Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 Am building an Inbred, and lack some knowledge. Want to install the BB, but not sure what spacers to use. The bike has a 68mm BB shell, and the BB I am installing is the Shimano XT one. Should I be using a spacer on either side or just on the drive side or what?
Wyatt Earp Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 Am building an Inbred, and lack some knowledge. Want to install the BB, but not sure what spacers to use. The bike has a 68mm BB shell, and the BB I am installing is the Shimano XT one. Should I be using a spacer on either side or just on the drive side or what? 2 on drive side and 1 non drive.
divernick Posted January 8, 2014 Author Posted January 8, 2014 Am building an Inbred, and lack some knowledge. Want to install the BB, but not sure what spacers to use. The bike has a 68mm BB shell, and the BB I am installing is the Shimano XT one. Should I be using a spacer on either side or just on the drive side or what? Post some pics of the build man!
yetiboy Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) Very happy how it turned out! Edited January 9, 2014 by yetiboy arendoog, RocknRolla, Hairy and 4 others 7
the nerd Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Very happy how it turned out!  looks awesome!!
divernick Posted January 9, 2014 Author Posted January 9, 2014 Very happy how it turned out!  Very nice! I definitely need to get a white fork on mine
RocknRolla Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Very happy how it turned out!  Very Nice!!! I am now even more excited and impatient. Just got word that my frame should reach our shores next week some time. Hopefully customs and the PO gets their A into G and i get the frame the week after!! All i need now is for KIWI to get some Alu 29er Pitchforksin stock and I will be well on my way to being in business. Tell me yetiboy, do you have chain tugs on that frame?
yetiboy Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Very Nice!!! I am now even more excited and impatient. Just got word that my frame should reach our shores next week some time. Hopefully customs and the PO gets their A into G and i get the frame the week after!! All i need now is for KIWI to get some Alu 29er Pitchforksin stock and I will be well on my way to being in business. Tell me yetiboy, do you have chain tugs on that frame? I ordered the chain tugs but they didn't arrive, so have been resent. However, I made a mistake (or got lucky) and took more links off the chain then I had intended, so basically now the wheel is as far forward as it can go and the chain is tight. Rode it in to work this morning and it seemed perfect. Not sure what that will do long term, but I can't see any major issues being caused.
RocknRolla Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Cool, in theory the bike should work fine without chain tugs, but it just makes aligning the wheel a lot easier than trying to do it with the QR only.
NINER_boy Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Nice bike Wishing you many happy "shi ft" free miles... divernick 1
divernick Posted January 9, 2014 Author Posted January 9, 2014 If the QR can tighten up nicely, shouldn't "need" tugs. Mine has a bolt-on hub so my tug is cosmetic and only useful for wheel alignment and making fine-tuning the tension possible.
Ryanpmb Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Very Nice!!! I am now even more excited and impatient. Just got word that my frame should reach our shores next week some time. Hopefully customs and the PO gets their A into G and i get the frame the week after!! All i need now is for KIWI to get some Alu 29er Pitchforksin stock and I will be well on my way to being in business. Tell me yetiboy, do you have chain tugs on that frame?Alu rigid fork?... brave man.
RocknRolla Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Alu rigid fork?... brave Stupid man. Fixed it, There is a thin line between brave and stupid. My aim is to run it with some high volume WTB Weirwolf rubber to soften the ride a wee bit.
Ryanpmb Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Fixed it, There is a thin line between brave and stupid. My aim is to run it with some high volume WTB Weirwolf rubber to soften the ride a wee bit.Still. Aluminium. Eish. I run a carbon fork with 2.2 tyres and a Reynolds steel fork with 2.4 tyres - I choose the steel fork everytime, but it is on a Reynolds frame so the overall comfort could be making my decision. I don't think I could a ride a aluminium rigid fork up the driveway, nevermind on the trails.
NotSoBigBen Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Up to now I have had 2.1 Captain Controls on my SSR with carbon fork but the rear has seen it's best days, I got hold of a pair of X-Kings at a bargain price (2.2 and 2.4). Have fitted the rear already but because of the fast One Sunday decided not too mess with the front as well .... Will fit it straight after! Will that change really have a 'major' effect on comfort? Not that it actually has been an issue up to now ........
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