Miche Cranks + which b.b. for cheap?

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  • i'm sure quite a lot of yous out there have miche primato cranks + hubs.
    got a pair of the cranks today, am wondering if anyone of you can tell me what size spindle b.b. to get?

    and of course, where can i get them for cheap?

    chainring as well, would like a 49t 1/8th.

    roberto suggested that i try dotbike they only do stronglight and TA just wondering if anyone can supply me with more choices?

  • thanks rakan
    got them from roberto.

    no chainring no crankbolts though.
    am desperate trying to get them sorted before the weekend!

  • I think they're ISO taper, at least the bottom bracket seems to be? The miche bottom bracket seems like a logical choice, and you can get it for 11.50 (+£3 postage..) from totalcycling.com

    I was going to buy one myself to use with my campy chainset, but I'd need to buy 2 different bottom bracket tools just to take one apart and install the other!! I don't suppose anyone in London has a shimano type bottom bracket tool and something that'll fit the miche as well? :P and hey why not a crank puller while your at it :|

    I wish they'd learn from the bmx world, all I need to take my bike apart is 2 allen keys and a hammer!

  • i agree, the variety of tools you need to work on the bottom bracket and crankset is really annoying. imagine if you have to update your cotterless cranks + b.b. from old skool to nu skool:

    1 pedal wrench
    1 crank puller
    1 allen key/screwdriver for dust caps
    3 types for crank bolts - 8mm allen/14mm/15mm box wrench
    4 for cup & cone b.b. - lockring tool (not taking into account of the number of notches!)/pin wrench/adjustable wrench/fixed cup tool

    either:
    1 campag bb tool
    1 shimano bb tool

    1 wrench lever for both of these tools/crank puller

    totally WTF man

    and we haven't even mentioned the chainline yet!

  • i have a 49t miche chainring if you want to trade it for something or some money?

  • You can use a TA ring, 135bcd.

  • yes please glow, what do u want?

    can do cash if i havent got anything u want.

    is it 1/8th?

  • glow wouldnt ride anything else :P

  • I use a campag BB with my Miche cranks at the moment, not as fiddly to fit as the Miche one.

  • are the miche BB's really fiddly to fit? anyone got first hand experience?

  • edmundane are the miche BB's really fiddly to fit? anyone got first hand experience?

    I actually took mine to the LBS soimply because I didn't have the tool for it, you need two early Campag BB tools as the cups tighten up against each other without lockrings, thats what gives a bit of flexibility on the chainline adjustment.

  • hmm looks like i'll have to ask around if i can borrow such tools then. thanks fixedwheelnut!

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Miche Cranks + which b.b. for cheap?

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