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I just built up a trail/street bike on a Fit Benny frame. Parts came off another bike that was barely ridden. BB bearings are new. The crank seems a little tight, at least in the work stand. Will this loosen up? Or are my tolerances too close? This is my first BMX build.
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Grease it and ride it, they should loosen up.
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Trails bike on a benny? Youre insane.
Sounds like you need a longer internal spacer in your bottom bracket.
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Could try loosening the spindle bolts a little thats what i do whenever my cranks feel too tight
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HardBMX_Tim wrote:Trails bike on a benny? Youre insane.
Sounds like you need a longer internal spacer in your bottom bracket.
My trails consist of a path around my yard with some mild jumps and landings. Not like a *real* trail in the woods or something.
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handlebar-to-face wrote:Could try loosening the spindle bolts a little thats what i do whenever my cranks feel too tight
Needs an internal spacer, or a longer one. I have one the perfect length for my BB, and I tighten the literal shit out of my spindle bolt and it spins excellent. Same goes for you OP, did you include the internal spacer of the correct length? How tight is it? Because new bottom brackets feel a tad tight at first but it shouldn't be real tight feeling.
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dej wrote:how dose the benny feel i am trying to decide whether i should buy it or nah
Xxohioanxx wrote:Considering you said "or nah," you should probably sell your bike and purchase a gun and one bullet.
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HardBMX_Tim wrote:Message me back on fb prick
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Xxohioanxx wrote:Considering you said "or nah," you should probably sell your bike and purchase a gun and one bullet.
HardBMX_Tim wrote:Message me back on fb prick
Xxohioanxx wrote:Send me another message, Facebook fucking hates me.
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