Bottom Bracket
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Dear all, I have a 2012 Merida Scultura which has some 105 (10 speed) bits. I recently got hold of a set of SRAM Force 22. As far as i can tell the bike has a threaded bottom bracket (review says: "The frame uses a regular screw fit BB"), any idea if the crank will fit? (im quite new to SRAM stuff, i think there are two different designs? BB30 vs GXP? any idea how i can tell?) Many thanks.
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If spindle appearance doesn't tell you anything, just measure it's diameter. BB30 has 30mm, GXP 24/22mm.
You have a good chance that neither of these cranks will fit without new bottom bracket.
What crankset is on the bike right now?
You have a good chance that neither of these cranks will fit without new bottom bracket.
What crankset is on the bike right now?
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If the spindle is permanently attached to the DS crankarm, it's GXP. It will also be hollow on that side. If there is a hex interface on the DS, then it's 30mm.
some of the early BB30 versions had the spindle attached to the drive side like GXPTobinHatesYou wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:56 amIf the spindle is permanently attached to the DS crankarm, it's GXP. It will also be hollow on that side. If there is a hex interface on the DS, then it's 30mm.
Spindle being attached means nothing.
Short differences that'll help you out:
On the frameset
-is the bearing external or internal? If internal, it might be BB30 or PF30.
-if the bearing is external, it's probably threaded. If it's threaded, you gotta check if it's ITA or BSA thread - I'm guessing it's BSA.
-if the bearing is external, its diameter is likely 24mm, but it can also be 30mm (FSA megaevo for example), You should measure it
For sram GXP - you need an external, threaded, truvativ/sram GXP bottom bracket.
Second question is - what sort of sram crankset do you have? Spindle diameter is 30 or 24mm?
Short differences that'll help you out:
On the frameset
-is the bearing external or internal? If internal, it might be BB30 or PF30.
-if the bearing is external, it's probably threaded. If it's threaded, you gotta check if it's ITA or BSA thread - I'm guessing it's BSA.
-if the bearing is external, its diameter is likely 24mm, but it can also be 30mm (FSA megaevo for example), You should measure it
For sram GXP - you need an external, threaded, truvativ/sram GXP bottom bracket.
Second question is - what sort of sram crankset do you have? Spindle diameter is 30 or 24mm?
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Thanks chaps. looks like i have the GXP version. (it's smaller than the 30mm EVO386 SLK and Rotor Aldhu cranks i have). Cheers.
Some say pour 10ml water out of your bottle to save that last bit of the weight. Sorry, i go one step further, i tend to the rider off my bikes.
n+1...14 last time i checked, but i lost count
n+1...14 last time i checked, but i lost count
Seconding that, I just finished a master frameset with ITA threaded BB, I used a sram ITA GXP BB, which worked fine with the GXP crankset.
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thanks for the input guys!
Some say pour 10ml water out of your bottle to save that last bit of the weight. Sorry, i go one step further, i tend to the rider off my bikes.
n+1...14 last time i checked, but i lost count
n+1...14 last time i checked, but i lost count
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