justinafrika Posted June 24, 2021 Share WTF! While searching for BB tools today I found that Abbey Tools offers tools for 13, YES THIRTEEN, different types of BB's. Say it ain't so. For one tool? So much for "standards", manufacturers are taking the p i s s. Edited June 24, 2021 by justinafrika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted June 24, 2021 Share Welcome to cycling. edit: have you tried working on a car or moto? Talk about special tool fetishes…. Edited June 24, 2021 by RocknRolla justinafrika, Danger Dassie, Sid the Sloth and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted June 24, 2021 Share Life becomes much easier if you standardise across your bikes. All my road bikes/tri bike have the same BB, so swopping cranks, replacing BB etc is simple and standard irrespective of what manufacturers bring out as the next best thing! Kingg, Hairy, Mtree and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinafrika Posted June 24, 2021 Share 2 hours ago, RocknRolla said: Welcome to cycling. edit: have you tried working on a car or moto? Talk about special tool fetishes…. 'course you're right. I mostly service-repair my old Italian and German cars myself, yet there are some jobs for which I simply don't have the right tools. But but but bruh, 13 different tools just for the variety of BB's? Edited June 24, 2021 by justinafrika clarification Sid the Sloth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Albert Cycles Posted June 24, 2021 Share Have you checked the number of different hangers ? DieselnDust, justinafrika, BrentCGP and 5 others 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted June 24, 2021 Share English, BSA , BB30 , pf30 , pf92 , t47 Thats just the kne si can name off the top of my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted June 24, 2021 Share 1 hour ago, BaGearA said: English, BSA , BB30 , pf30 , pf92 , t47, Italian 36mm, BB386, BB386EVO, BBRight, BB86, BB92, BB91, BB90, BB30a, PF30-83, BB65 That's just the kne si ones I can name off the top of my head I'm feeling editorial Edited June 24, 2021 by DieselnDust TheoG, justinafrika, Steady Spin and 2 others 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted June 25, 2021 Share 11 hours ago, DieselnDust said: I'm feeling editorial I haven't got the BMX stuff yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted June 25, 2021 Share 14 hours ago, shaper said: Life becomes much easier if you standardise across your bikes. All my road bikes/tri bike have the same BB, so swopping cranks, replacing BB etc is simple and standard irrespective of what manufacturers bring out as the next best thing! English thread square taper for life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted June 25, 2021 Share I’m with sharper on this one when I look at let’s say a set of wheels and the salesman says it’s not that bad, !!! I’m doing the maths on all my bikes pedals, I buy up every set of look quarts I can find, simple thought there is no way I’m buying N pedals to replace on my bikes needless to say AXS I should never have tried it, that hurt but standard does have its perks shaper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reflexus Posted June 25, 2021 Share Yeah, feels like there isn't too much standardisation going on with standards. Thru Axles are another area where there seems to be quite a lot of divergence. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted June 25, 2021 Share Dear cycling industry T47. That is all. Burn everything else. Best regards. Eldrøn CraigT48, DieselnDust and justinafrika 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted June 25, 2021 Share 1 hour ago, Eldron said: Dear cycling industry T47. That is all. Burn everything else. Best regards. Eldrøn Amen and hallelujah What's needed is for someone to go to the consumer protection council in the EU And USA and complain about the lack of standardisation around critical parts. BB choice influences the final design and mould costs. The need for all these flippen different ways of mounting essentially 2 types of bearing is hurting the end consumer. Just standardise on T47 and 30mm axles. Edited June 25, 2021 by DieselnDust justinafrika and Eldron 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted June 25, 2021 Share 6 hours ago, DieselnDust said: Amen and hallelujah What's needed is for someone to go to the consumer protection council in the EU And USA and complain about the lack of standardisation around critical parts. BB choice influences the final design and mould costs. The need for all these flippen different ways of mounting essentially 2 types of bearing is hurting the end consumer. Just standardise on T47 and 30mm axles. Oddly enough I don't mind all the standards (too much). The part that makes me want to strangle manufacturers is using a carbon frame as a wear surface. What idiot thought that press fitting plastic into reinforced plastic was a good idea? Other than sales people, accountants and manufacturing staff of course. It's cheaper and easier to manufacture and saves weight. Everyone wins except the consumer.... DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wessie12 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Don`t even mention the price tag on some of this BB`s ???? Edited June 26, 2021 by wessie12 . justinafrika and DieselnDust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted June 27, 2021 Share Try finding stock of shimano BSA… my BB was so shot, it creaked like a carbon frame, but worse. Felt so rough, like the bearings all fell out and was replaced by little stones… but I suppose 3 years is not bad for a cheapy rapide BB… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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