Duncy H Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 (edited) Enough with the colour choice, its too late cause it looks like this now.... Can anybody tell me what sort of bb this is? Before: Last year I was forced to sell my brakeless bike and regretted it ever since, when i was offered this in a swap for my ps3 i thought it was a "steel" (pun intended ) and it has been a load of fun since i got it the other day. Spec is rather subtle but sweet. I'm impressed by the marino frame which has fourplay geo, it unfortunately has a crack in it but is on the vee mount so while it's brakeless im not worrying about it. I'll stop now and let the pics do the talking.... Also here's a pic of my speedrace in its current state. Still as awesome riding as ever. Edited May 26, 2011 by Duncy H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Gibbs Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Are they old skool xtr's i see on the brakeless rig? Looks cool whats the rest of the spec? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted May 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Are they old skool xtr's i see on the brakeless rig? Looks cool whats the rest of the spec? They are indeed Sec is as follows... Frame and Forks - Frame: Marino with fourplay geometry, horizontal drop outs. - Forks: Pashley forks with altered v mounts. Wheels - Front hub: Echo tr - Rear hub: Chris king bmx hub - Chain tensioner: Trialtech snail cams - Front rim: Sun rhino lite - Rear rim: Sun Rhino lite - Front tyre: Dmr moto - Rear tyre: Maxxis holy roller 2.4 Brakes - No brakes of coarse!! Drivetrain - Cranks: Shimano Xtr - Chain: Trialtech Lite - Rear Sprocket: 15t chris king cog - Pedals: Eclat plastic pedals - Bottom bracket: Not too sure Seating - Saddle: Eclat all in one seat and post - Seat Clamp: Built into frame Steering - Headset: Hope Aheadset, Silver - Stem: Hope cnc 90x10* 25.4mm clamp - Grips: Trialtech foam - Handlebars: Raceface evolve dh riser bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Gibbs Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Nice spec! Looks pretty fly. Didnt Matt (Urban Legend)have a bike with a very similar spec? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Didnt Matt (Urban Legend)have a bike with a very similar spec? Dan. This is his old bike (well, half of it) Looks really tidy dude, nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Gibbs Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Sorry Dan (that was quite embarassing ) still bike looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted May 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Cheers for the comments, I'd like you guys and gals to help me pick what to colour to go please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwards 99 Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 keep it black if you have it orange it will look a bit gay to bright black looks nice, well its my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Gibbs Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Black. Nice and clean and stealthy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 Anything but orange, cos that's well gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted May 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Update........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 That'll be an XTR BB, off the top of my head Looks good dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted May 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 That'll be an XTR BB, off the top of my head Looks good dude I thought that was the case, and I guess that means it isn't cross compatible with any other cranks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 It may be - I'm not sure but it could be the same Octalink interface they used on a few other setups too if you're lucky. Would have to look into that though, and it'd still limit you to Octalink cranks (if that's what it actually is) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Yeah it's an XTR Octalink bb, pretty sure they were the same as the Dura-Ace Octlink bb's. Not cheap and pretty hard to come by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted May 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Yeah it's an XTR Octalink bb, pretty sure they were the same as the Dura-Ace Octlink bb's. Not cheap and pretty hard to come by. It is mighty stange that, managed to somehow fix my cranks so i've popped up another picture for good measure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Ive got a hollowtech bb that looks pretty much exactly the same as that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 (edited) Ive got a hollowtech bb that looks pretty much exactly the same as that You do realise Hollowtech, refers to how the crank arms are just that, hollow. Hollowtech 2 refers to cranks that use hollow arms, with the BB axle integrated into the drive side arm and uses an external BB. The BB you're talking about may work with the original hollowtech cranks, but its an Octalink BB. Oh and the Deore/LX/XT Octalink BB's were different to the XTR/Dura-Ace BB's, so it might look similar but the splines are slightly different. Edited May 26, 2011 by craigjames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 You do realise Hollowtech, refers to how the crank arms are just that, hollow. Hollowtech 2 refers to cranks that use hollow arms, with the BB axle integrated into the drive side arm and uses an external BB. The BB you're talking about may work with the original hollowtech cranks, but its an Octalink BB. Oh and the Deore/LX/XT Octalink BB's were different to the XTR/Dura-Ace BB's, so it might look similar but the splines are slightly different. Yeah i just assumed it was a hollowtech bb because it came with some hollowtech cranks. I prefer to ISIS really, only because the cranks come off alot lot easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Yeah i just assumed it was a hollowtech bb because it came with some hollowtech cranks. I prefer to ISIS really, only because the cranks come off alot lot easier Aye, Shimano have a marketing name for everything! Back to the new pic, what was wrong with the cranks? Not sure on the red either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Mini <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 I'm loving the red, looks great. A bit 'brick' red I'd say, which looks a little original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted May 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 The colour looks a whole lot better in the flesh, the chances of it visiting tartydays has deminished due to the cranks well and truly dying, the thread for the lockring was worn when I took them off already and it's decided to let go, there seem to be nearly enough contact on them at all, tis a shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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