Seems to be pretty much bang on 68mm, but maybe a road crankset in a mountainbike bottom bracket causes the need for spacers. With a 2mm spacer at the NDS there's maybe 1mm of crank overhanging from the axle (does that make sense?) and everything seems to be working fine.
My thinking with stuff like this is that everything is hugely over-engineered for my 61kg anyway.
Ah, I overlooked the fact it's an MTB BB. That's the reason. The BB shell face to bearing face measurement on a Shimano road BB is about 11mm, but 10mm on MTB ones. 1mm spacer on either side or use a road BB.
Seems to be pretty much bang on 68mm, but maybe a road crankset in a mountainbike bottom bracket causes the need for spacers. With a 2mm spacer at the NDS there's maybe 1mm of crank overhanging from the axle (does that make sense?) and everything seems to be working fine.
My thinking with stuff like this is that everything is hugely over-engineered for my 61kg anyway.