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  • bb spacers and cranks arms, where do the spacers go?
  • hicksville
    Free Member

    Sorry my brother and I are arguing, he 63 yrs old building a new bike frame up is saying that the 2 plastic spacers for a 73mm bb go on the non crankside of the bike…………….i say no they are on the crank side…..please settle the arguement and let one of us have numpty crowing rights.

    dobo
    Free Member

    1x 2.5mm spacer on the drive side for 73mm

    wishiwascalledsteve
    Full Member

    For a 73mm you only need 1 spacer (of the 3 you got with the bb). And it goes on the drive side.

    wishiwascalledsteve
    Full Member

    Beat me to it!
    Unless of course you're using a BB mounted chain device or front mech, where you'd use no spacers….. or did that just complicate things 😯

    hicksville
    Free Member

    to one and all I thank you

    dobo
    Free Member

    yes lets complicate things 🙂 as far as i know HTII BB's are 50mm chainline so it is possible that if using a device or your frame is not the exact 68or73mm then you might need other smaller spacers to get the exact 50mm chainline…

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