Mechanics and Fixing Any Questions Answered

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hippy in reply to @M_V

Faark

Can I just grind 2.5mm off each side of the fucking BB shell?

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JohnnyOnions in reply to @hippy

Please do this! Love to know how it goes. I have a frame that is annoyingly 73mm , as all the cranks I want to ride width wise are for 68mm. Wide mtb cranks are wide wide wide for me.
Tried to work out whether to use hack saw, angle grinder etc before getting it faced.
Has anyone done this here?

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hippy in reply to @JohnnyOnions

Not enough material to shave it down - wonder if I went wider? Added BB spacers and got a 73mm compatible Boost crankset? That'd help clear the frame and allow a bigger 1x, I guess? How much will the Boost chainline mess with shifting on an 11s 42T cassette, I wonder?

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