Buying a new frame tomorrow and intending to transplant most of the parts from my current frame onto it. Think it will all be ok apart from the bb - current one is 73mm whilst the BFe takes a 68mm bb. The crankset is Shimano LX Hollowtech II and already has one 2.5mm spacer on each side. To fit this to the 68mm bb do I need more spacers to place between cup + frame and if so will 2 of these in 2.5mm do the job - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=34981 ? Worried about how much thread will be left in the frame though (as there'll be 5mm in spacers between the cup and bb) - will this be a potential damage risk, or will it mess up the chainline much?
Cheers 🙂
bfe is 73mm bb
Oops 😆 Looks like I've got it the wrong way round - current BB is 68mm! So if I take out the two 2.5mm spacers it should all fit fine!
yes, I run 1 spacer on the none driveside of my bfe. This gives an ok chain line
73mm BB should have one 2.5mm spacer on the drive side but this can be moved to the non-drive side if this gives a better chainline.