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Arcade/Hope BB/SLX crankset compatability issues?


onzatpro09

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Hi guys,

I have a pretty major problem... It seems that my Hope bottom bracket and first couple of threads on my Arcade's BB shell have stripped...

With the standard 2x2mm spacers on the drive side and 1x2mm spacer on the non-drive side the chainring doesn't clear the stays so I may have made a potentially (probably) horrendous mistake of running all of the spacers on one side...

What do I do? Get another BB (or just drive side cup if possible) and try and figure it out/completely wreck the frame threads or buy an ISIS crankset that may not clear the frame either? Or am I stuck having to get the Arcade crankset that will definitely fit?

Have people used this or a similar setup before, and if so, how? Where should I go from here?

Not to mention that I'm going on a bikey holiday to Devon in a week...

Cheers,

Joe

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The frame threads should be OK I'd have thought - soft aluminium cup vs. hardened steel frame should mean it's cool. There might be a bit of shit left in the threads if it's skimmed some material off the Hope BB cup, but if you clean that out (and grease the shit out of everything afterwards!) it should be OK hopefully. Like Dave said, for most MTB setups like that you'll need to get all the spacers involved on the drive-side.

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Remove the spacers, and get the cups all the way in. Then add spacers on the axel, like on a bmx crank...works perfect....don't remember the size....good luck

That's what I've gone with :) I ordered a new Hope BB cup (only £15) and some M24 washers to put on the axle

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had the same problem fitting shimano deore crankset on my hex

had to put 3 spacers on the bb drive side so the 22t will not touch the frame

i don't like my solution but its the best i could do

Remove the spacers, and get the cups all the way in. Then add spacers on the axel, like on a bmx crank...works perfect....don't remember the size....good luck

i couldnt find spacers that size, but ill keep looking

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