http://www.flybikesbmx.com/noticias/spanishbbeng.htm
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This is a good idea!
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looks like a mess of parts
Bearings being press-fit directly into my frame have always seemed like a bad idea to me.
My old Fat Chance had Press in Bearings on the Bottom Bracket was a Pain in the A$$, they did not last very long and getting them out a a royal pain.
Yes it does seem like it would be a pain to get them outsplat said:
i dont know about dh/bmx, but my xc (old school pre-trek klein) had press fit bearings and they lasted for 8 years, actually they still work...but the frame is now in 2 pieces ....
getting them out is the same as getting bearings out of an american BB. big ass hammer.
fly is a bmx company. there has been a change in bmx BB's in the last year or so. from giant american BB's to euro BB's. the concern was/is, that bmx kids (stunt riders, not racers) abuse their bikes so having a threaded BB like the euro wasn't a good idea. also, the bearings are smaller then the giant American BB's.
the above press in BB, named the Spanish BB (Fly is from spain) has bearing slightly larger then a euro BB. but no threads to get messed up like a euro BB has.
keep in mind, some kids do grinds on their crank arms/bb shell.
FSA makes the Megatech BB that is kind of along the same lines. but they don't care much about putting out new products, so you will never see it available...
fly is a bmx company. there has been a change in bmx BB's in the last year or so. from giant american BB's to euro BB's. the concern was/is, that bmx kids (stunt riders, not racers) abuse their bikes so having a threaded BB like the euro wasn't a good idea. also, the bearings are smaller then the giant American BB's.
the above press in BB, named the Spanish BB (Fly is from spain) has bearing slightly larger then a euro BB. but no threads to get messed up like a euro BB has.
keep in mind, some kids do grinds on their crank arms/bb shell.
FSA makes the Megatech BB that is kind of along the same lines. but they don't care much about putting out new products, so you will never see it available...
I noticed that too. is that half fro/half dreads?DHS said:
half fro half dreads all ugly
i don't get it. why use smaller bearings than in an american BB? i thought the reason for using the american bb was so that you could use bigger, and therefore more durable, bearings, no?
is the point of the smaller shell is so they can do bb grinds?
is the point of the smaller shell is so they can do bb grinds?