Isen workshop: adventures in batch production (or not...)

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Howard

Number 2? I didn't think the first run of these had the issues that the later ones seemed to have.

I'd just be buying an English thread outboard BB (IIRC the early ones were 68mm for 24mm axles or cartridge BBs, could be wrong though) and be trying to install it. Bike shops can fuck things up to a hilarious degree too.

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Mr_Smyth in reply to @Howard

As long as it’s not for SRAM and the BB shell is the wrong way round.
You can get over this by using a Hope BB as they supply an inner shim for the difference in crank axle width from NDS/DS (on SRAM not Shimano, they are same diameter left and right)so that could be fitted to either side

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Howard in reply to @Mr_Smyth

I was questioning the need for having the bike shop validate the shell is the wrong / right way round or otherwise fubar'd as it's simple to determine this for oneself. Good to know that you could ride it if it was in backwards though.

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