My wife is struggling with the 30t chainring on her new 2016 giant reign 1 so I am after an option that lets her use a 28t. The current crankset is a sram x1 1000 which doesn't allow for direct mount chainrings. I am looking at a sram gx 1400 instead. Will this just directly replace her existing crank? Do I need to make sure the spindle length is correct?
I have tried asking the local bike shop but they can't give me a clear answer.
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Chris
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Re: Bb Compatability
by shmoodiver on Thu 4/Aug/16 11:10pm
Yes. Gx 1400 will be a direct replacement provided it is a hxp crank
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Re: Bb Compatability
by Velocipedestrian on Fri 5/Aug/16 7:53am
The BB was standardised years ago, they're all cross compatible.
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Re: Bb Compatability
ghar don't say stuff like that you'll jinx it.
by Rik on Fri 5/Aug/16 8:45am
Velocipedestrian wrote:The BB was standardised years ago, they're all cross compatible.
ghar don't say stuff like that you'll jinx it.
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Re: Bb Compatability
Bwahahahahaha.
Don't tease the new comers like that.
by Dougal on Fri 5/Aug/16 9:31am
Velocipedestrian wrote:The BB was standardised years ago, they're all cross compatible.
Bwahahahahaha.
Don't tease the new comers like that.
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Re: Bb Compatability
OP got his proper answer first. I'm not that mean.
by Velocipedestrian on Fri 5/Aug/16 9:47am
Dougal wrote:Don't tease the new comers like that.
OP got his proper answer first. I'm not that mean.
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Re: Bb Compatability
Just to clarify though, not compatible with shimano...
...As I figured out recently when wanted to transfer a Hollotech II chainset to an old Truvativ equiped bike bike
by mfw on Fri 5/Aug/16 6:16pm
Velocipedestrian wrote:The BB was standardised years ago, they're all cross compatible.
Just to clarify though, not compatible with shimano...
...As I figured out recently when wanted to transfer a Hollotech II chainset to an old Truvativ equiped bike bike
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Re: Bb Compatability
Sounds like operator error.
by Velocipedestrian on Fri 5/Aug/16 7:16pm
mfw wrote:Velocipedestrian wrote:The BB was standardised years ago, they're all cross compatible.
Just to clarify though, not compatible with shimano...
...As I figured out recently when wanted to transfer a Hollotech II chainset to an old Truvativ equiped bike bike
Sounds like operator error.
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Re: Bb Compatability
Swap the non-drive bearing and they'll fit.
by Dougal on Fri 5/Aug/16 7:34pm
mfw wrote:Velocipedestrian wrote:The BB was standardised years ago, they're all cross compatible.
Just to clarify though, not compatible with shimano...
...As I figured out recently when wanted to transfer a Hollotech II chainset to an old Truvativ equiped bike bike
Swap the non-drive bearing and they'll fit.
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Re: Bb Compatability
by happybaboon on Fri 5/Aug/16 8:45pm
The dumb thing is that the Shimano square taper un-55 bb's (the better of the two that Shimano produce) work great. What was so wrong with square taper? I'll be reluctant to change from 'em on the bike that's got it. Stiff, quiet, simple and reliable... And $30.
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Re: Bb Compatability
I've snapped several.
by shmoodiver on Fri 5/Aug/16 8:51pm
happybaboon wrote:The dumb thing is that the Shimano square taper un-55 bb's (the better of the two that Shimano produce) work great. What was so wrong with square taper? I'll be reluctant to change from 'em on the bike that's got it. Stiff, quiet, simple and reliable... And $30.
I've snapped several.
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Re: Bb Compatability
by shmoodiver on Fri 5/Aug/16 8:56pm
Yup. Snapped an octolink, pulled a gxp off the spindle but never had an issue with a hollowtech 2
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