matt! Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 (edited) hey guys, my bottom bracket is on its way out, so i guess i need to purchase a new one, but i dont know any of the length,size. i cant find them any where so i will ask you guys, could anyone please point me in the correct direction of finding the length, size of it or tell me if you know.also would a echo bottom bracket fit.this bottom bracket i think the sheel width is 68mm (not 100% sure) but not to posotive on the length.hope you can help. matt Edited September 30, 2006 by matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Give Dave and Adam (Tarty boys) a ring and they will point you in the right direction.Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Shell size is 68mm.I use a FSA Platinum Pro in mine. 68X118mm.Available here.If you run front freewheel, That Echo external will not work at all.You need an internal (normal) one in there.I'm guessing it's ISIS you have, seeing as you linked to an ISIS one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt! Posted September 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 (edited) Shell size is 68mm.I use a FSA Platinum Pro in mine. 68X118mm.Available here.If you run front freewheel, That Echo external will not work at all.You need an internal (normal) one in there.I'm guessing it's ISIS you have, seeing as you linked to an ISIS one...yea run i a freewheel but getting profile, do you think it will fit with jst a fixed cog? Edited September 30, 2006 by matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Will be fine with a fixed cog. As they're not as wide as freewheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt! Posted September 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Will be fine with a fixed cog. As they're not as wide as freewheels. good ive heard posotive things about those bottom bracket so i would like to run one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey B Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 (edited) Yes if the bottom bracket tool your talking about is this. then yes it will fit.I run an external bottom bracket with a tensile freewheel on the front and i have no problems. You can only use a tensile on the front due to the bb tool fitting it has, which allows it to be slim enough to fit. Edited September 30, 2006 by fugigas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt! Posted September 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Yes if the bottom bracket tool your talking about is this. then yes it will fit.iam talking about the actual bottom bracket, and yes i know you need that tool to fit/tighten, the echo bottom braket.Yes if the bottom bracket tool your talking about is this. then yes it will fit.I run an external bottom bracket with a tensile freewheel on the front and i have no problems. You can only use a tensile on the front due to the bb tool fitting it has, which allows it to be slim enough to fit.i run a tensile freewheel so will it bea lright to purchase a echo external bottom braket and run it for a while, before i get my fixed cog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey B Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Well personally i have had no problems so yer it SHOULD be fine. I will post pics tomorrow so you can judge for himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt! Posted October 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 Well personally i have had no problems so yer it SHOULD be fine. I will post pics tomorrow so you can judge for himself.thAt would be great, i would like to see these pictures hopefully you can post them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey B Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 (edited) Here's the pics of my tensile on an echo external BB.Forgive the dirt/grit i went out riding in the rain yesterday Edited October 1, 2006 by fugigas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt! Posted October 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 nice one, and you say your bike is a zona, is that correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey B Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 nah its a t-pro but theoretically it should work on a zona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt! Posted October 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 nah its a t-pro but theoretically it should work on a zonahow is this correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 how is this correct? Same shell size, same BB, samer freewheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt! Posted October 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 are you %100 sure that it is exactly the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 oh my god, it's not supposed to work anyway, so don't complain if it doesn't, get a different bb or something, and doesn't that fitting look really close? or is it just me not knowing about freewheels 'n' stuff?Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 It is really close.I wouldn't really advise trying it..I'd go on the safe side and get an internal BB... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt! Posted October 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 It is really close.I wouldn't really advise trying it..I'd go on the safe side and get an internal BB...any one know where i could buy one of these, will tarty sell them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 any one know where i could buy one of these, will tarty sell them? By internal, I mean a 'normal' BB.Chainreactioncycles have a good range, Tarty sell them aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt! Posted October 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 ok thanks for the help guys, much apriciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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