bottom bracket transfer langster to pompino

So I've a sugino Zen messenger crankset taken from my langster, I'm building the pompino out of its part.

Any reccomendations on what bottom bracket to get?

What's wrong with the Langster BB?

Nothing just trying to save on buying spare parts and transferring as much across as possible

Seeing if any one else has done it with success (this Is my first time to have purchased a bike frame to build up)

Then why not use the BB from the Langster?

^ this.

Seriously, just swap it round.

Nothing just trying to save on buying spare parts.

By buying another bottom bracket?

Enter your text cheers will do 😊

grand so, cheers

You need to consider two things when choosing a bottom bracket:
1) compatibility with your frame;
2) compatibility with your cranks.

The part of you frame into which the BB fits, is called the shell: the shell will be made to a particular standard.

The most common standard is ISO (International Standards Organisation). This is more commonly known as British or English.

Both the Langster and Pompino will have ISO/British/English shells, so a BB that fits one frame will fit the other.

Different cranks require different width BB for a specified chainline.

You're using the same cranks, so you don't need to change the width of the spindle.

http://sheldonbrown.com/cribsheet-bottombrackets.html

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Cheers again mate, your a legend!

Cheers again mate, your a legend cunt!

You must be new here, so I've FTFY.

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Lol.

Alright lads managed to transfer, bottom bracket,chainset and wheels over. Delighted only thing now is I'm looking for advice on brakes, drop bars and mini v??

Standard Tektro (RL340 levers to 926AL mini v-brakes) work good, easy to set up, cheap and chearful ! You can get them on Planet-X as well as some drop bars (compact and flat transitions with levers is the modern set up).

Good stuff