I wonder if I could ask your advice.
Due to an injury and then work I've been away from riding rather a long time. When I put my bike away I'd trashed my bottom bracket AGAIN!
Just before I send my RaceFace signature Ti ISIS BB to my LBS or Silverfish to have new bearings fitted I'd like to know if there is anything on the market that allows easier home servicing and greasing.....for example the Crank Bottom bracket looks quite nice (anyone any experience with this)....I find it annoying that I can't home service this unit and that while it's away I'm bikeless.
Due to the fact that I need to keep my 'Q' factor as low as possible I want to avoid external bearings....and light would be good...not asking much am I!
Yours gratefully
Andy (mountaingoat)
No ISIS BBs that I know of that are home serviceable.
Ah ......bit of a non starter then, thanks nickc. So working from the other way around, if I were to change the whole chainset and start afresh which one IS home serviceable......bearing in mind I still want to avoid anything that will increase the Q factor
Thanks
Royce or Phil Wood, but both are square taper, and quite difficult to get hold of now I think. TA specialties used to do one, but dunno if you can still get them (were very nice though). Ebay is your best bet as they come up every now and again, or maybe Tim at Sideways cycles can help (in a Mr Benn shopkeeper stylee...)
Thanks nickc I'll have a look
Royce bbs are easy to get hold of - from Royce.
TA are still available - but seem to have a poor rep for off road use, although I've never used one.
SKF are supposed to be good and may be home serviceable. Middleburn now do a full range.
Thanks Hamishthecat, I'll look into all these. I'm a bit of a beginner on modern bike mechs to be honest but I can do engine swaps on Land Rovers etc.. so I figure I just need to have a go and learn......it's only when I see the lovely titanium axle on my Raceface that I realise getting this baby apart is going to take special tools or I'll irreparably damage it.