Brad93
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I have a Mongoose fixie that I use when I’m too overweight for my carbon bike
It has bolt on spindles, which I understand for the back wheel which is on slotted dropouts, but for the front wheel I’d like a quick release. Can I convert the front hub? Purely for taking bike in and out of car without a pair of 17mm spanner’s.
Secondly, and more importantly I need a new bottom bracket bearing/cartridge.
stupidly I took the original out that was absolutely rusted to hell, put in a spare from a scrap bike, and lost the original so I don’t know the right dimensions, the replacement was better but still rough.
this fits but if I remember correctly the spindle for the pedals was wider than the original.
BB is 68mm wide.
what should I replace it with?
It has bolt on spindles, which I understand for the back wheel which is on slotted dropouts, but for the front wheel I’d like a quick release. Can I convert the front hub? Purely for taking bike in and out of car without a pair of 17mm spanner’s.
Secondly, and more importantly I need a new bottom bracket bearing/cartridge.
stupidly I took the original out that was absolutely rusted to hell, put in a spare from a scrap bike, and lost the original so I don’t know the right dimensions, the replacement was better but still rough.
this fits but if I remember correctly the spindle for the pedals was wider than the original.
BB is 68mm wide.
what should I replace it with?