Has anyone any experience with them ?
I just remembered i have a chainset in stock but the BB i have is too long at 113 mm for a compact double (?) , i can get a 108 for £30 ish .
Are they still going to be in stock for the forseeable future ?,its for the commuter/winter bike so as long as it works and is available at a reasonable price which i think £30 is pushing it for a BB im not to bothered about weight/stiffness.
FSA powerdrive BB
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CyberKnight
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FSA powerdrive BB
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Re: FSA powerdrive BB
IIRC, they're a similar spline pattern to the Truvativ PowerSpline.
My advice would be to install it with lots of grease, and once a year to remove it and lifting the seals to repack the bearings. See if you have the facilities to do so, you need some 18mm ID drifts and something with a 35mm ID to remove the BB core from the Rh cup.
Doesn't take too long, if you have the tools, otherwise check the conditions of the crankset for wear in the chainrings, if they're on the last leg may be worth moving to a more traditional square taper crank that will cost less in the long run (for the same money, you can get Shimano square taper BB's that do last very long)
My advice would be to install it with lots of grease, and once a year to remove it and lifting the seals to repack the bearings. See if you have the facilities to do so, you need some 18mm ID drifts and something with a 35mm ID to remove the BB core from the Rh cup.
Doesn't take too long, if you have the tools, otherwise check the conditions of the crankset for wear in the chainrings, if they're on the last leg may be worth moving to a more traditional square taper crank that will cost less in the long run (for the same money, you can get Shimano square taper BB's that do last very long)
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CyberKnight
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Re: FSA powerdrive BB
So ok then,I was more concerned about replacements long term
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Re: FSA powerdrive BB
these BBs don't seem very durable and they are wildly overpriced vs ones that fit other cranksets.
I would ditch the lot at the earliest opportunity myself, or perhaps convert the crankset to use a different BB system, by machining up some adaptors so that (say) a shimano EBB can be used instead.
cheers
I would ditch the lot at the earliest opportunity myself, or perhaps convert the crankset to use a different BB system, by machining up some adaptors so that (say) a shimano EBB can be used instead.
cheers
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CyberKnight
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Re: FSA powerdrive BB
I agree
I am not overly impressed with it which is why its sat in the parts bin, what with x mas being around the corner i have to think do i spend cash on a new system or just stick a compatible BB in and carry on .
I do have other bikes so im on the drop bar mtb for commuting and as and when my arm gets better ( rotator cuff ) weekends on the nice bike,
I am not overly impressed with it which is why its sat in the parts bin, what with x mas being around the corner i have to think do i spend cash on a new system or just stick a compatible BB in and carry on .
I do have other bikes so im on the drop bar mtb for commuting and as and when my arm gets better ( rotator cuff ) weekends on the nice bike,
John Wayne: "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on... I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them."