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There are a few different standards unfortunately.

Octalink is for the cheaper Shimano Cranks I think. Both SLX and the RaceFace use Hollowtech II BBs.

This is a good video to give you the idea of Hollowtech, basically, the cranks aren't attached to the BB, they just pass through it..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAqAanDsAKA
 
Jonny ///M said:
It looks more purple than pink in decent light I'd say. It's quite cool to be honest,I did **** him off for most of the day though. Don't know why purple is such an in colour justnow on BMXs.
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cos its retro, innit.

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anyway, geoff just copied me on the whole purple thing :D

(not me riding, my bike though)
 
andi said:
I think you should be able to use other BBs, Raceface say the X-Type is interchangable with at least the Shimano stuff, I was under the impression anything Hollowtech II would work, but I'm sure someone else will confirm or deny that..

I've had the bike about 4 months now, and so far so good, although i've haven't done that much mileage on it. There was a thread on singletrackworld a few days ago with people claiming to have killed them in 3 months though :o
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I killed an X Type BB in 3 months. I also killed an XT M770 BB in less than 9 months (IIRC).

Managed to get them both replaced under warranty through CRC and my LBS respectively. :)
 
I'm really fancying a cyclocross bike with discs (deffo front, possibly Vbrake at rear) and an alfine hub for commuting to my placement next year.. Any suggestions for a cheap one which would let me use discs?
 
monkeypants said:
6th, i what situation would a monster cross bike be more desirable than an MTB or regular 'cross bike?
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They're generally similar geo to touring road bikes, but can take up to 2" tyres. Monster cross generally just refers to a bike with fat tyres and drop bars. The advantage over a mountain bike is the longer headtube for use with the drop bars. I like the ability to add racks and panniers too, I've got a desire to do some monster long distance rides and can't do that on my carbon roadie. There's a 200 and 300+ mile race I'm also thinking of doing next year where the terrain is mostly dirt and gravel roads.

^^Attempted justification for a new bike purchase :D
 
Hey guys if i was to put a bash ring on my crankset, what size would i need if my middle ring is 32t, do i need to go slightly bigger than 32 or will a 32 be fine...i hardly ever use my top ring at all and im sick of my trousers getting ripped and caught.
 
I don't think I've ever seen a bash guard smaller than 32, so pretty much any model you want will work.

How about this for a touring bike :cool:
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andi said:
There are a few different standards unfortunately.

Octalink is for the cheaper Shimano Cranks I think. Both SLX and the RaceFace use Hollowtech II BBs.

This is a good video to give you the idea of Hollowtech, basically, the cranks aren't attached to the BB, they just pass through it..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAqAanDsAKA
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Cheers for the link andi, much appreciated. I didn't know they had this type of stuff on YouTube, very handy!
 
^^ I've ordered one of those, waiting for it to be delivered..

I went for 36t, so if I want to in the future I could fit a bigger middle ring.
 
E-Thirteen Supercharger comes with bolts, thats £35 unless you pick one on offer though, and its heavier.
 
Ground clearence isnt really an issue as the 42t big ring will be going, i never seem to have much trouble with it anyway, its just purley to stop my trousers getting caught as ive only used the big ring 2 times since fitting my new crankset.
 
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