b/b

[J4CK]

any good american bottom braket recomendations?
am considering buying a new one
anything up to 25£

[Dark Diggler]

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx'modelID=58905

[oldtired]

they're all pretty much the same in that price range ,  the Eastern ones are ok ,  few quid more, £23 i think,  but you can get em in different colors .

 If you can find somewhere thats still selling em,  the Diamondback packaged ones were only about £15, exactly the same as the redline set that's £30   ,  

i would recommend greasing the bearings  though before you use one of the cheaper ones , the seal comes off real easy with a small flat screw driver , the stuff thats in em is shite like a clear silicone grease , i've had a few that went "clicky" after a couple of days cos they were effectively dry, bunged in some proper guey grease push the seal back on and they been fine since  


one of the eastern ones below nice little bit of extra machining on the cups and covers  

[J4CK]

found this but cant find wer you can select the colour..................

http://www.crucialbmxshop.com/eastern-usamid-bottom-bracket-kit.html

[ron burgundy]

one left...

http://www.bmx-shop.com/Profile-Racing-Hop-Up-Kit/p7779.aspx#proddetails

[Betty]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bmx-bike-diamondback-sealed-bearing-bottom-bracket-bmx-/270823199989?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3f0e5214f5#ht_669wt_952

[oldtired]

nice one Betty ,   those DB ones are a real bargain   .    Profile set  

once you've got a US bb jack try to look after the large aluminium cups that fit in the frame ,  reason being is if you ever get a problem with the bearings and you need new ones you can just buy new bearings instead of a complete set , also you can go for a mid size bb which will fit the US cups,  these tend to be a bit cheaper and you can get some nicer bearing covers for the mid ones,  if that sort of thing thing floats your boat  

this is one of the DB ones with the black stripped off and bearing cover off a mid bb  

[J4CK]

so if i get the diamond back one, i can replace the bearrings if i want
and get an american b/b cover?

would it  be a big job fitting a b/b cover?
i know pretty much nothing about bottom brakets 

[Spen69]

Jack if you need a set of covers I have a set you can have for a few quid to cover the post.

The Diamond back N set from Angepatten357 (I think) on ebay is identical to the Redline kit and half the price - he also does them for Spannish and other sized BB's if you need a different size for a NS bike.

[oldtired]

sorry jack think i might have confused you a bit

 the DB set  has everything in it you kneed, as does the Eastern one you pointed out , get one of these complete sets first .

 Then........the second post i put was just to show that once you have a complete set you can swap out just the bearing covers  to give it the custom look , shure you'll want to do this on the Burner assumuing you want the bb for that  

[Spen69]

Just looked at the pics Jim - the silver bearing cups in the pic with the blue covers, is that one of the DB ones? If so, is it just a paint stripper and polishing mop job bud as the black looked like a plastic-coating almost

[oldtired]

just cheap black stuff Spen, i think it might be a chemical colour, not as hard as anno ,   so comes off real easy    dipped em in caustic , you know how i like the old toxic fumes in the morning, literally dipped em in for about 2 seconds, but i do mix a mean caustic solution ,  ,  then 2 mins on the bufferoo as you say , new mid covers,  job done,  the thin one on the drive side is cut the same way too    not that you can see much of it , just satisfies the OCD    



mmmmmmm........................ can imagine a few OS Stylers turning up with midd size bb bits on  ,      its my idea  i baggsy first one   

[Spen69]

Cheers Jim, I'll give it a shot then as I've already got a set of blue covers, just they look a bit cack in the black cups, so silver would be better.

Actually, I might strip them and spray them white - just got to try and get them back into the white frame without marking them......

Nah, strip them silver I think as I'll have no chance of not knocking all the paint back off

[oldtired]

white would look better spen i think,   blend in with frame v nice    , got a home made press bro , could nip through with it if ya like ,  drop us a pm save snakeing young jacks thread any more 

[J4CK]

Jack if you need a set of covers I have a set you can have for a few quid to cover the post.

The Diamond back N set from Angepatten357 (I think) on ebay is identical to the Redline kit and half the price - he also does them for Spannish and other sized BB's if you need a different size for a NS bike.

thanks m8 pm sent

going to get he db one, take the black stuff of it and paint it or polish it and re grease it,  get the cover of spen69 (hopefully) and fit it

Thanks for the help people, Jack

[oldtired]

no probs pal , the regrease is just a recomendation , you don't have to do it if you don't want ,

 here's one with the seal popped out,  the black ring , your  one may be a different color green probably ,small screwdriver on the outside edge will lift it out,   just put in enough grease to be level with the raised bearing bit , the seal will push back in place by hand ,don't put to much grease in

[Spen69]

Jack, I've just replied to your pm but reading this you don't need my spare covers as they will be in the kit alredy mate!

[griff]

hmm jimbo - your post gave me some ideas there 
will no doubt bore you to death asking dumb questions about it when I see you next 

[oldtired]

is that the bb you want to talk about or the OCD ?   

[oldtired]

   sorry jack tis how it goes on here,  always on a bit of a tangent  , bet you wished you'd never asked now , poor lads confused even more now    

[griff]

is that the bb you want to talk about or the OCD ?   

  both mate

[J4CK]

  sorry jack tis how it goes on here,  always on a bit of a tangent  , bet you wished you'd never asked now , poor lads confused even more now    

 

no i think i have found out everything i need to know.

THANKS EVERY ONE

on some forums i would get shot down for asking questions like this,
that is why i usually keep to here, burnerworld and old 'n' retro