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Tim Hall

  • Victoria is my queen
I learnt something yesterday
« on: 15 December, 2009, 08:28:26 am »
I was in Darth Ian's shop (Future Cycles) looking for a 73mm bottom bracket.

And lo!, Darth Ian showed me, with the help of a big box of miscellaneous bottom brackets, that Shimano 68mm and 73mm bottom brackets are the same size. The adjustable cup is longer on the 73mm is all.

I bet you all knew that anyway.
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There are two ways you can get exercise out of a bicycle: you can
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Polar Bear

Re: I learnt something yesterday
« Reply #1 on: 15 December, 2009, 08:36:35 am »
I'll happily admit to having not known that.   Thinking about it:  It seems like the easiest and cheapest bit to re-engineer for the sake of 5mm so I guess it is sort of obvious.
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Butterfly

Re: I learnt something yesterday
« Reply #2 on: 15 December, 2009, 06:50:14 pm »
Ooh how is Darth Ian? Haven't been down there for a while. :(
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Tim Hall

  • Victoria is my queen
Re: I learnt something yesterday
« Reply #3 on: 15 December, 2009, 11:45:15 pm »
Busy. The Forest Row shop is half the size it was  :(  (It's been that way for a year or two)

However, he's just opened a new shop in Lewes  :)
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There are two ways you can get exercise out of a bicycle: you can
"overhaul" it, or you can ride it.  (Jerome K Jerome)

clarion

  • Tyke
Re: I learnt something yesterday
« Reply #4 on: 16 December, 2009, 10:05:59 am »
Oh.  Things looking up, then?  Last time we were in, it was very slow, and he'd just let the other half of the shop go.  It didn't look positive... :(

Hope things get better for him.  He's a top chap, and it's Butterfly's favourite bike shop :)
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