Euro/Interbike 2015

[DontcallmeKenneth]

New animal stuff in a month or so?? Gotta get the money ready.

[Spev]

T least you'll be able to run everyone's cranks. And buy bearings off the shelf for some of them

Technically speaking you still won't be able to get off the shelf bearings for 22mm mid. They are generally only common now in the bike industry. That was the whole benefit of Spanish BB's, the 37mm outer diameter was available off the shelf in many inner diameter options to suit the numerous spindle diameters of the day (excluding 15/16" as it wasn't around).

[streetStreet]

T least you'll be able to run everyone's cranks. And buy bearings off the shelf for some of them

Technically speaking you still won't be able to get off the shelf bearings for 22mm mid. They are generally only common now in the bike industry. That was the whole benefit of Spanish BB's, the 37mm outer diameter was available off the shelf in many inner diameter options to suit the numerous spindle diameters of the day (excluding 15/16" as it wasn't around).

How often does one even buy off the shelf though? I have always ordered from a bike shop.

[Cellmember]

Damn, is it just me or do all the Fly frames look the same(generic) now besides the external gussets. For Fly I'm a little disappointed they used to have really stylish designs, now it's the complete opposite, generic looking, I do however like the new crank design.

Edit: Oh and interbike this year is boring as heck nothing really new or exciting tbh..

[Prodigal Son]

Exercising some relieved sigh about animal. I was ready to move on from Ruben tires anyways.

[streetStreet]

Off topic but how short do the cut lines go on the t-1 bars?

They look like a 1/4" to me so 2 inches total if they are 1/4".

[G]

T least you'll be able to run everyone's cranks. And buy bearings off the shelf for some of them

Technically speaking you still won't be able to get off the shelf bearings for 22mm mid. They are generally only common now in the bike industry. That was the whole benefit of Spanish BB's, the 37mm outer diameter was available off the shelf in many inner diameter options to suit the numerous spindle diameters of the day (excluding 15/16" as it wasn't around).

No.

Mid has ONE standard size, 3/4" (so fit normal Profiles etc).

Spanish had ONE standard size 20mm (so fit nothing except some cheap OEM cranks)

However, Spanish was always just that bit too small.


G.

[redface]

yay!  i remembered my password.  word on the streets is that the new Animal tire is incredible

[Sasper]

T least you'll be able to run everyone's cranks. And buy bearings off the shelf for some of them

Technically speaking you still won't be able to get off the shelf bearings for 22mm mid. They are generally only common now in the bike industry. That was the whole benefit of Spanish BB's, the 37mm outer diameter was available off the shelf in many inner diameter options to suit the numerous spindle diameters of the day (excluding 15/16" as it wasn't around).

However, Spanish was always just that bit too small.


G.

why? are they really too weak? never had a problem with mine I think (when I used to run it) , saves a considerable amount  of weight , with bearings and bb being smaller.

[dude...]

ive seen many spanish bearings crack and die

[weedbix]

T least you'll be able to run everyone's cranks. And buy bearings off the shelf for some of them

Technically speaking you still won't be able to get off the shelf bearings for 22mm mid. They are generally only common now in the bike industry. That was the whole benefit of Spanish BB's, the 37mm outer diameter was available off the shelf in many inner diameter options to suit the numerous spindle diameters of the day (excluding 15/16" as it wasn't around).

22mm Mid is custom yes, 3/4" isn't (R12). Compared to Spanish, where you could only get off the shelf bearings for 20mm Torker cranks. Being able to get off the shelf for 3/4" (Profile and 999 others) is more useful than running Torker cranks, don't you think?

Edit: Sorry didn't realise it had been mentioned

[weedbix]

As for buying off the shelf, I don't know why more people don't do it. There's more places in a city selling bearings off the shelf than there are bike shops in that city, and they are cheaper

[dude...]

cos 19mm spindle cranks are in the minority these days. so typical of bmx to base the standard around one size, then almost completely abandon it in favour of a different size (22mm) and then come up with another different spindle size requiring another custom sized bearing (24mm). should have used the 22mm primo usa bb sized bearings for mid, not frickin profiles

[weedbix]

I was happy when cups meant bearing outer diam wasn't locked in

[G]

T least you'll be able to run everyone's cranks. And buy bearings off the shelf for some of them

Technically speaking you still won't be able to get off the shelf bearings for 22mm mid. They are generally only common now in the bike industry. That was the whole benefit of Spanish BB's, the 37mm outer diameter was available off the shelf in many inner diameter options to suit the numerous spindle diameters of the day (excluding 15/16" as it wasn't around).

However, Spanish was always just that bit too small.


G.

why? are they really too weak? never had a problem with mine I think (when I used to run it) , saves a considerable amount  of weight , with bearings and bb being smaller.

Yes. On a 22mm crank it was just too thin. Sure some people were "fine" with a Spanish BB on 22mm but a good proportion DID break... never seen a Mid BB bearing broken in the same way...

Quantify "considerable amount of weight"... Was probably a maximum of about 50g, which seems a very small penalty to go from frequent failure to zero...

 

G.