After four builds I should know this by now.......

[Clean]

A noob question, I know, and you would think I would remember after four builds, but here goes...

Bearing races in the headset and BB orientate oppositely, as I remember, but which is which? 

In a headset do the open side of the races face outwards towards the crowns, or inwards towards the cups? 

Ditto for the BB races (OPC Looseball)? 

Thanks,

Clean.

*ps* Feel free to take the pish, especially Spen. 

[oldschoolace]

Try these

[hunterdubber]

Open bit always  faces the crown Rich  

i.e

both face outward on conventional headset

both face down on a Hatta or Tange 125 lp type headset

[rick1970]

   not again ricardo  brace en cup balls en crown 

[Badbaldie]

ball bearings    , dont you just put lots of grease in 

[In2 bmx]

All that diving is giving you the bends .. More !  Rich

[Clean]

For some reason I am still convinced that on the Bottom Bracket the race goes the opposite way. 

Fooking idiot, Clean. 

[bobbbbsy]

you should know by how the bearings connect with the runners + they wont assemble correctly the wrong way round !

[meticulous]

For some reason I am still convinced that on the Bottom Bracket the race goes the opposite way. 

Fooking idiot, Clean. 

it does, your right, the open bit of the bearing face's inwards towards the cup....

[Clean]

it does, your right, the open bit of the bearing face's inwards towards the cup....

That's what I thought, and is how I put my others together; thanks. 

Looks like there are a lot of RADsters with badly built bottom brackets out there if this thread is anything to go by! 

[That Swan Guy]

If you put it together dry ie no grease, both ways round you will see that there is a right and a wrong way. The race will sit completely flush one way only.

You should have bought a GT!

[Spen69]

Rich you are simply a retard. Bring it with you and I will show you you when you pick up your bike stand  later- you'll have to get your hads dirty for once you fookin ponce