i'm always surprised by the the 107mm recommendation, i guess it works for triples with small rings, but on my bikes with normal doubles, it's *really* close to the chainstays.
On Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:54:04 AM UTC-4, dougP wrote: > > Eric: > > Do what Mitch did & give Rivendell a call. My Atlantis is also a 58 w/ > Riv std Sugino triple (24 tooth granny). I have a Shimano 110 mm BB > and there is perhaps 1 mm clearance at the chainstay. When I next > need a BB I'll go up to 113. FWIW, Riv built the bike up with a 116 > mm Tange. So I don't think it's super critical as long as you get > everything to clear. My guess is there are some minor variations > between the various crankset / BB combinations, but Riv will have the > definitive answer for your case. > > dougP > > On May 16, 4:25 am, Mitch Browne <[email protected]> wrote: > > I went round and round on this exact topic a couple of years back. > Fretted, > > suffered, found old posts etc. 107 or 110? > > > > Same bike / cranks. > > > > Finally the man, Grant - himself, spoke to me through a post and said > 107. > > > > 58 Atlantis + Tange 107 BB + 172.5 Sugino XD2 works perfectly for me. > > > > Mitch Browne > > San Luis Obispo > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:04:11 AM UTC-7, Eric wrote: > > > > > Hey there! I've been trying to figure out what everyone thinks would > > > be the proper BB length for the cartridge bottom bracket Riv sells to > > > outfit on my new Atlantis. I will be using the XD2 crankset too. > > > > > Someone says 107...older posts say 110 or 113....please, someone...set > > > me straight! > > > > > Thanks!- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/TY3b0K_c0qEJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
