Hey all,
I just bought a new frame and started to build it up. Its the first time I'm building a bike from the ground up and so far this is the first road block.
I had a complete Dura Ace 9 speed group from another bike, with under 500 miles on everything and I rode the old bike till I started removing it all to build the new frame. Everything worked perfect.
I know the 9speed DA is a bit outdated, and the frame is worthy of much more(Felt F1c Frameset). I will upgrade everything but I wanted to build with what I have now first and upgrade as I go along.
Now heres the question:
The old frame looks to have italian BB threading, the new Felt has what looks to be 68mm BB with english threading. I need a new BB, the DA cranks I have are stamped with FC- 7140 and a double.
I am not 100% sure what model BB I need. And what tool(s) I need to remove the old crank and move everything over to the new bike..
I have been riding for many years, but only bought bikes complete in the past, its amazing how much you learn when you build something and find things out that you never knew existed and just took for granted.
All help is appreciated!
I'll post some pictures of a project in a few
I just bought a new frame and started to build it up. Its the first time I'm building a bike from the ground up and so far this is the first road block.
I had a complete Dura Ace 9 speed group from another bike, with under 500 miles on everything and I rode the old bike till I started removing it all to build the new frame. Everything worked perfect.
I know the 9speed DA is a bit outdated, and the frame is worthy of much more(Felt F1c Frameset). I will upgrade everything but I wanted to build with what I have now first and upgrade as I go along.
Now heres the question:
The old frame looks to have italian BB threading, the new Felt has what looks to be 68mm BB with english threading. I need a new BB, the DA cranks I have are stamped with FC- 7140 and a double.
I am not 100% sure what model BB I need. And what tool(s) I need to remove the old crank and move everything over to the new bike..
I have been riding for many years, but only bought bikes complete in the past, its amazing how much you learn when you build something and find things out that you never knew existed and just took for granted.
All help is appreciated!
I'll post some pictures of a project in a few