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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: losidan on April 27, 2008, 09:18 PM

Title: will my old flights fit on......
Post by: losidan on April 27, 2008, 09:18 PM: Hi,

I have got an FMF pro and checking the specs the Bottom Bracket is listed as "euro" ....would my redline flights with their Bottom Bracket fit into this "euro" size?

thanks ahead chaps
Dan

:)
Title: Re: will my old flights fit on......
Post by: MartyC on April 27, 2008, 09:22 PM: Only if you have a Euro BB on your flights. A US BB is usually 68mm in diameter and has press in cups, a Euro BB is smaller (I think about 38mm) and is threaded so it screws into the frame.
Title: Re: will my old flights fit on......
Post by: losidan on April 27, 2008, 09:25 PM: hmm....so i guess i need to check then...in the mean time i currently have the bb fitted in a mongoose hooligan frame...do you know if they use us or euro bb??

ta
Title: Re: will my old flights fit on......
Post by: MartyC on April 27, 2008, 09:30 PM: No idea on the Hooligan, best thing to do is check is if it's bigger than say a MTB BB, if it's the same then it will probably fit.
Title: Re: will my old flights fit on......
Post by: losidan on April 27, 2008, 09:32 PM: cheers...

i'll give it a whirl.
Title: Re: will my old flights fit on......
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on April 27, 2008, 09:34 PM: :) Hooligan will be US bb.Not sure what diameter the spindle is on Flights,someone on here will know...
Title: Re: will my old flights fit on......
Post by: MartyC on April 27, 2008, 09:44 PM: Quote from: HEYWOOD BMX on April 27, 2008, 09:34 PM
:) Hooligan will be US bb.Not sure what diameter the spindle is on Flights,someone on here will know...

OS ones 19mm, then 20mm for later twin pinch ones :daumenhoch:

(before anyones says, I have twin pinch with both 19mm and 20mm spindles :daumenhoch:)