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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: magna13 on March 06, 2009, 05:04 PM
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hi.
the bearings on my 2hip are totally gone! it runs a mid-bb looseball design. i went down my local bike shop to get some and he said he's rang up 7 different places in the bristol area and nobody does them what so ever! so now im really p*ssed off, only had the bike what a month and a half and the bearings go! so what do i do? was thinking of get a FIT bike co. sealed mid bb for £15 new but really want some new looseballs... does anyone no where i can get them or am i having to go down the option of getting the sealled bb?
thanks zak
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ask stodge zak
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ok pete. ;)
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Any luck, my son's new bike runs a looseball Mid BB, Kink Kicker, I did send Kink an email asking if it can be coverted to run sealed and have not had an answer :-X
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mate if u decide u want a sealed one il bring one allong for u for £15 its spanking new came with my salt cranks but not needed it as already had one fitted.
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Zak.....go down the sealed route, they'll last ages compared to rubbish loose ball ones :daumenhoch:
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as said they are sooo much easyer to work with and last loads more without servicing/replacing.
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But wont he need a new spindle to run sealed bearings?
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so will i need a new spindle?? :-\ :'(
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But wont he need a new spindle to run sealed bearings?
not always i no of a few bikes that use a non threaded axle but still have caged/loose bearings just depends on the cranks.
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But wont he need a new spindle to run sealed bearings?
not always i no of a few bikes that use a non threaded axle but still have caged/loose bearings just depends on the cranks.
Hopefully i'll get away with not having to get a new spindle... :-\ :-\ heres the bike it needs to go on!
link: http://www.2hip.com/products_bikes_bizzle.html
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i cant find a pic of the left side of the cranks if its just a pinch bolt design then u should be able to switch to sealed if its opc bb style with lockring then ither new bearings or new cranks
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i cant find a pic of the left side of the cranks if its just a pinch bolt design then u should be able to switch to sealed if its opc bb style with lockring then ither new bearings or new cranks
Well it has a single pinch bolt design and its got the opc bb style with lockring so i'm still dont know if it will fit?? :-\ :-\
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Yes it looks like that. its 19mm but has different splines on the end. ;)
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Ok Bru.
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I'll get the boys Kink stripped and have a closer look. :daumenhoch:
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:daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
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asling as thers no threads on the axle it will be all good :)
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ok bad news. the axle is threaded so it looks like no new sealed bb... but i can put my Primo Hollowbite crank set on but it has a 22mm axle. now my standard cranks are 19mm i think! so the question is will it fit and will any mid bb sealed bearings work?? :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
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your Primo's will fit but you'll need new 22mm bearings mate
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well i have the primo bearings and they're clever as they're like 2 bearings into one. one size is US BB and i dont know the other size? is it euro or mid????????
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A mid BB is normally just a US BB without the cups :daumenhoch:
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Euro BB's are the threaded ones and the other common one is the Spanish; not sure what the spanish one is about though :-\
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if the axle is 19mm just get the threaded bit machined down as i did it to me old haro cranks so i could run profile bearings
worked a treat
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Just got a reply from Kink, the cranks on the Kicker can be converted to sealed but I would need a new spindle. They do the conversion kit for $30, includes bearings and spindle.