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Title: Can you help ! Advice on flight cranks needed......
Post by: slowpoke24 on July 20, 2006, 10:39 AM

Hi all,looking to buy some flight cranks from across the pond.It says they come with U.S bb and that euro bb are available.Can you please advise as to which bb to get.They are hopefully going on my 85 Haro freestyler (first build).I am a complete novice and hope you guys can point me in the right direction.Thanks for reading.

Title: Re: Can you help ! Advice on flight cranks needed......
Post by: Bob_Acid on July 20, 2006, 10:57 AM

you'll need a US bb.

Title: Re: Can you help ! Advice on flight cranks needed......
Post by: oberonspacefruit on July 20, 2006, 11:27 AM

yep U.S.

these are new flights,  i take it with the double pinch bolts at the top?

Title: Re: Can you help ! Advice on flight cranks needed......
Post by: theRuler on July 20, 2006, 02:54 PM

when you come to fit the cranks, if the bearing cases seem tight, dont fook about - take it to a bike shop

my mate bought some new fc's to go in his nos 85 FST. they would not go in. we had it in a vice and everything.

and dont swing off the pinch bolts when doing them up. we snapped one on the fst, with VERY LITTLE effort.
for my money i would go with the cheaper proline cranks.

Title: Re: Can you help ! Advice on flight cranks needed......
Post by: slowpoke24 on July 20, 2006, 03:44 PM

Thanks guys,great info,will go ahead and buy..................Cheers!!!

Title: Re: Can you help ! Advice on flight cranks needed......
Post by: ronnie360 on July 23, 2006, 05:09 PM

defo us b/b  :daumenhoch: