Mark W Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Right. Basically, I very rarely go to bash, so I was thinking of going for the UCI-style bashring set-up and ditching my bashplate (held on with zip ties :( ). I was just wondering how other mod riders have fared with an 18t-suitable bashring? I used to run a 22t bash on my T-Bone and that was rinky dink, but I didn't know what it'd be like with an 18t. I'm thinking of, if I go down the bashring route, hacksawing the bash mounts off of my frame (the BB one where the elastomer presses into) so they don't get mashed to pieces by walls/rocks/whatever if I do have a trip to Bash Avenue, so does anyone have any words of advice on that one for me? Any bashring Python riders got anything to add? Thanks for any help - oh - and if anyone knows what the "slight modification" is to get this ...onto Tensiles? I'm guessing it's to do with mod'ing the "crank recess" so it's burly enough for the width of the Tensile arms? Thanks for any help y'all, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Grind the current mounts off with a metal 'grinding' disk, NOT 'cutting' disk :( Should be cool you don't see many mods without a bash plate. Only thing is, is that your gonna have to watch out if you do slip to bash because you'll probably just land on your chain stays :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Grind the current mounts off with a metal 'grinding' disk, NOT 'cutting' disk :( Should be cool you don't see many mods without a bash plate. Only thing is, is that your gonna have to watch out if you do slip to bash because you'll probably just land on your chain stays :P ← I was just going to hacksaw the bitches off, then file any excess off to get it clean. I don't fully trust myself with angle grinders (not that I have one atm :)), and I don't really want to run the risk of warping my BB shell from the heat created by it. I know it's unlikely, but it'd right piss me off :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave85 Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 It may just need the front recess on the bash boring out slightly to make it fit snugly, otherwise i cant see what else will need doing. Hacking the old bash mounts off is a fairly easy job, file and hacksaw does me fine :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Cool :P Thanks for the reply :( Just spoke to Dave@TB now too and he backed up saying about just slightly widening the crank recessed bit. I guessed as much, but thought I should check. Thanks y'all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 I just got one of them bash's today. It went on my tensiles fine. I cant see why i would have to modify it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 I just got one of them bash's today. It went on my tensiles fine. I cant see why i would have to modify it ← You running fixed or freewheel up front? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 eno trial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Sexy :( Yeah, same as me. How well does the freewheel sit on the threads? Is there much/any overhang? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Quite a bit actually, it was enough for me to have to buy a new bb :ermm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Yeah, I was gonna get a new BB soon anyway, so it should be OK I guess. I'm running a Truvativ Gigapipe DHXLSUPERDUPER at the moment, and it's 127.5mm, but they're weird. Micrometer'd it up today and there's less than 4mm clearance 'tween the freewheel tabs and the BB shell, so I maybe have to get busy with the ol' file :ermm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyroo Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Yeah, I was gonna get a new BB soon anyway, so it should be OK I guess. I'm running a Truvativ Gigapipe DHXLSUPERDUPER at the moment, and it's 127.5mm, but they're weird. Micrometer'd it up today and there's less than 4mm clearance 'tween the freewheel tabs and the BB shell, so I maybe have to get busy with the ol' file :ermm: ← I got an ACS with zoo cranks and bash with a 118 bb, and with the tabs sanded off i have about a mil clearance... :huh: Is the eno as deep as the ACS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 ACS = 15mm body + 2mm tabs. ENO = 16mm body + 1mm tabs. f**k grinding the extractor tabs off my Eno though, not really down with that at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmowerman Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 (edited) I've got about a mil clearence but my crank hits my chainstay when it flex's as waynio found out hahahhahahaha :ermm: :huh: Could you grind the ring off the bb a bit? just enough for you to still be able to bolt the extrator onto? Edited September 8, 2005 by trialsboy560 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyroo Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 ACS = 15mm body + 2mm tabs. ENO = 16mm body + 1mm tabs. f**k grinding the extractor tabs off my Eno though, not really down with that at all... ← Ahh, willies. :huh: That means I'm gonna have to get a new bb if I get an Eno. That wont please the missus very much. I could just take the Zoo! bashring off, but I think it look nice :ermm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 I've got about a mil clearence but my crank hits my chainstay when it flex's as waynio found out hahahhahahaha :ermm: :huh: Could you grind the ring off the bb a bit? just enough for you to still be able to bolt the extrator onto? ← I'd probably have to grind my frame down too :( But yeah, previously with a non-127.5mm BB I used to periodically hit my chainstay with my crank arm sidehopping. Go flexy square taper BB/cranks :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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