A little help if someone can spare a moment. I’ve got a ’05 vintage kona roast and over the last year i’ve been enjoying riding, maintaining and upgrading it slowly. i’ve learnt to build wheels, adjust gears, and i’ve fitted some shiny new (to me) pikes. My riding and fitness has been getting a tad better too!
Last ride, I noticed a course feeling upon pedalling. further investigation revealed that the crank bearings have become very rough in operation, no play as yet, but noisy. This seems like a perfectly good time to upgrade the original strong but very heavy crankset/BB, maybe to something like this:
CRC shimano XT cranset, inc BB
Thing is, I have no idea if this will fit my bike at all, and if it will, which size to go for. I don’t even know what the size relates to, diameter or width?
Could anyone tell me whether one of these would fit, and how I can find out which one? And what tools am I likely to need? I notice there is a vast array of choice when it comes to BB pullers and tools.
Cheers in advance people, let me know if any more details are needed to help.