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Switching Parts Between Bikes - Bottom Bracket in Question
I'm looking to move some ~15 year old 7 speed Dura-Ace parts over to a
different bike. The "donor bike" seems to have an Italian threaded bottom bracket (Shimano BB-7400 36x24T) whereas the "recipient bike" is English threaded. The Shimano square taper double crankset is still in very good shape, so I'd like to save it. Can someone confirm that the BB-7400 36x24T is indeed Italian? Secondly, what English threaded bottom bracket would folks suggest? I'm looking for something of only decent quality. After about a year, the parts will return to their original bike (assuming I can then afford a new Campagnolo parts set). |
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Switching Parts Between Bikes - Bottom Bracket in Question
36x24 is Italian...think of the stereotypical figures of the Italian movie
starlets of the past as in 36-24-36 to remember. "rosco" wrote in message news I'm looking to move some ~15 year old 7 speed Dura-Ace parts over to a different bike. The "donor bike" seems to have an Italian threaded bottom bracket (Shimano BB-7400 36x24T) whereas the "recipient bike" is English threaded. The Shimano square taper double crankset is still in very good shape, so I'd like to save it. Can someone confirm that the BB-7400 36x24T is indeed Italian? Secondly, what English threaded bottom bracket would folks suggest? I'm looking for something of only decent quality. After about a year, the parts will return to their original bike (assuming I can then afford a new Campagnolo parts set). |
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rosco wrote:
I'm looking to move some ~15 year old 7 speed Dura-Ace parts over to a different bike. The "donor bike" seems to have an Italian threaded bottom bracket (Shimano BB-7400 36x24T) whereas the "recipient bike" is English threaded. The Shimano square taper double crankset is still in very good shape, so I'd like to save it. Can someone confirm that the BB-7400 36x24T is indeed Italian? BB-7400 is Dura-Ace 1990-95. 36x24t is Italian. See: http://sheldonbrown.com/bbsize.html#dura what English threaded bottom bracket would folks suggest? I'm looking for something of only decent quality. After about a year, the parts will return to their original bike (assuming I can then afford a new Campagnolo parts I'd recommend a UN53 or UN73 68 x 115. See: http://harriscyclery.net/site/page.c...&Category=1050 According to my Bottom Bracket Size database (http://sheldonbrown.com/bbsize.html#dura) this crank originally used a 112 asymmetrical spindle for use with a 68 mm BB, but with modern symmetrical bbs you want to go a bit longer. Sheldon "We've Got 'Em" Brown +----------------------------------------------------+ | A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of | | explanation. --H.H.Munro ("Saki")(1870-1916) | +----------------------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com |
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"Sheldon Brown" wrote in message ... what English threaded bottom bracket would folks suggest? I'm looking for something of only decent quality. After about a year, the parts will return to their original bike (assuming I can then afford a new Campagnolo parts I'd recommend a UN53 or UN73 68 x 115. See: http://harriscyclery.net/site/page.c...&Category=1050 According to my Bottom Bracket Size database (http://sheldonbrown.com/bbsize.html#dura) this crank originally used a 112 asymmetrical spindle for use with a 68 mm BB, but with modern symmetrical bbs you want to go a bit longer. One detail I forgot to mention... The donor rear wheel is 126mm spaced (w/ freewheel not cassette) whereas the recipient rear spacing is 130mm. I figured by changing the axle and adding some 2mm spacers to both sides I can make this work. Does this sound like a good approach given the relatively short time it will remain on the recipient bike? Will this approach dictate a slightly shorter bottom bracket spindle for the sake of chain line? |
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rosco wrote:
I'm looking to move some ~15 year old 7 speed Dura-Ace parts over to a different bike. The "donor bike" seems to have an Italian threaded bottom bracket (Shimano BB-7400 36x24T) whereas the "recipient bike" is English threaded. The Shimano square taper double crankset is still in very good shape, so I'd like to save it. Can someone confirm that the BB-7400 36x24T is indeed Italian? Secondly, what English threaded bottom bracket would folks suggest? I'm looking for something of only decent quality. After about a year, the parts will return to their original bike (assuming I can then afford a new Campagnolo parts set). Yes 36mm is Italian. That crank uses the same effective spindle dimensions as the classic Campagnolo Record 1046 and Nuovo Record 1046a. A score of other manufacturers produced similar dimension units but AFAIK only Phil Wood is currently in production. Still, since that was such a popular size for such a long time, compatible BBs abound across a wide range of price and quality. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Switching Parts Between Bikes - Bottom Bracket in Question
rosco- Can someone confirm that the BB-7400 36x24T is indeed Italian?
BRBR Secondly, what English threaded bottom bracket would folks suggest? BRBR A 7400 in english threading? Or a UN-72 in 113mm length and english threading. Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302 (303)440-3535 http://www.vecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene" |
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rosco asked:
what English threaded bottom bracket would folks suggest? I'm looking for something of only decent quality. After about a year, the parts will return to their original bike (assuming I can then afford a new Campagnolo parts I replied: I'd recommend a UN53 or UN73 68 x 115. See: http://harriscyclery.net/site/page.c...&Category=1050 According to my Bottom Bracket Size database (http://sheldonbrown.com/bbsize.html#dura) this crank originally used a 112 asymmetrical spindle for use with a 68 mm BB, but with modern symmetrical bbs you want to go a bit longer. On redirect, rosco asked: One detail I forgot to mention... The donor rear wheel is 126mm spaced (w/ freewheel not cassette) whereas the recipient rear spacing is 130mm. I figured by changing the axle and adding some 2mm spacers to both sides I can make this work. Does this sound like a good approach given the relatively short time it will remain on the recipient bike? Will this approach dictate a slightly shorter bottom bracket spindle for the sake of chain line? Derailer chainline is not a high-precision matter, unless you have indexed front shifting. A 113 would probably work too, but you might run into chanstay clearance issues or front derailer travel issues. If it were mine, I'd try a 113 with the awareness that it might be too short. However, if I had to actually _buy_ a BB without a trial fit, I'd go with the 115, which I'm sure will work. For road gearing, I prefer to bias the front chainline inward to favor the big ring, as long as that doesn't cause clearance or shifting issues. This approach allows efficient use of more rear sprockets with the big ring, at the cost of creating problems if you run the small chainring with the smaller rear sprockets. Since I generally avoid those combinations, this is a good tradeoff for me. Sheldon "Not An Exact Science" Brown +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | The poet Henry O'Meara (1848-1904) was my great-grandfather | | I've put his book "Ballads of America and Other Poems" | | on the Web at: http://sheldonbrown.com/omeara | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com |
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rosco- Can someone confirm that the BB-7400 36x24T is indeed Italian?
Secondly, what English threaded bottom bracket would folks suggest? BRBR Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote: A 7400 in english threading? Or a UN-72 in 113mm length and english threading. Maybe, but only because a standard taper crank ( The BB-7400 is 100% interchangeable with Nuovo Record 1046a) will only go halfway up the taper of a UN-72. An ACH 115 is a much closer fit. & left arm sits out a bit. The BB-7400 spindle is asymmetric, so a simple "overall length" analysis is wanting for accuracy. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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"A Muzi" wrote in message
... rosco- Can someone confirm that the BB-7400 36x24T is indeed Italian? Secondly, what English threaded bottom bracket would folks suggest? BRBR Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote: A 7400 in english threading? Or a UN-72 in 113mm length and english threading. Maybe, but only because a standard taper crank ( The BB-7400 is 100% interchangeable with Nuovo Record 1046a) will only go halfway up the taper of a UN-72. An ACH 115 is a much closer fit. & left arm sits out a bit. The BB-7400 spindle is asymmetric, so a simple "overall length" analysis is wanting for accuracy. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 I got a UN52 in 113mm length at a LBS. At the shop, the FC-7400 crank arm seemed to fit similar to the BB-7400 it came off of (it slid on with hand pressure about 7/8 of the way down the taper of the crank arm). Installed the UN52 on the bike, and installed the drive side crank arm (torqued to about 20-25 ft pd). The crank arm was very much fully on the taper at this point. The resulting chainline seemed pretty close to spot-on (43.5mm). The LBS consulted Sutherlands Repair Manual, and concluded that the FC-7400 was JIS and Campagnolo was the next best fit. However, Sutherlands gave no useful information on how to translate from the BB-7400 to a UN series cartridge sealed bearing based bottom bracket. |
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"A Muzi" wrote in message
... -blah blah blah- rosco wrote: I got a UN52 in 113mm length at a LBS. At the shop, the FC-7400 crank arm seemed to fit similar to the BB-7400 it came off of (it slid on with hand pressure about 7/8 of the way down the taper of the crank arm). Installed the UN52 on the bike, and installed the drive side crank arm (torqued to about 20-25 ft pd). The crank arm was very much fully on the taper at this point. The resulting chainline seemed pretty close to spot-on (43.5mm). The LBS consulted Sutherlands Repair Manual, and concluded that the FC-7400 was JIS and Campagnolo was the next best fit. However, Sutherlands gave no useful information on how to translate from the BB-7400 to a UN series cartridge sealed bearing based bottom bracket. I actually dug up an NOS 7400 crank and looked at the actual spindle penetration. http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr...ast/7400_2.JPG (method: both were simply pressed firmly by hand, not properly torqued, the arm is brand new.) The difference from Campagnolo to Shimano spindle taper is much less than I remembered. Probably either would be OK given the right length and they're about the same price. I stand corrected. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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