140mm bottom bracket spindle - Raleigh 1990

[Snaffs]

Hiya,

I'm rebuilding a 1990 Raleigh Mirage and have some wear in the taper on the B/B spindle. Time for a new one. It's (yep) 140mm long. Google says it doesn't exist. The B/B shell is 68mm so a sealed unit will fit - I checked with a spare and the threads are ok.

Anyone got a clue where I can get one? Ebay shows none too.

Ta.

 

[DeletedUser006]

140mm is mahooosive :shock:, are you running original cranks ?

I would put money on it being a x122 same as DX CRC have these http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=17473 at a bargain price too. This will be super smooth and will last for years

 

[mikee]

thats wider than the rear dropouts m8

your digi calipers need the scale cleaned ?

 

[Snaffs]

I said it was big. No, it's deffo 140mm, and my 1960 verniers aren't digital. Neither is the tape measure.

I'm going to have to figure whether a 122mm will fit. I know Raleigh did some weird stuff with their bikes, but this takes the biscuit. :roll:

The previous owner had it from new. Said all of the b/b was original.

Cripoes.

 

[pete_mcc]

Campagnolo did 140mm, as did cooks. Both would be far too expensive for this bike. I would aim for something like a 130mm, 122 won't work.

 

[pete_mcc]

131mm 68 bb here:

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-Unbr ... -mm-35.htm

134mm for cup and cone:

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-Unbr ... -22167.htm

 

[DeletedUser006]

Still think 140 is very strange, do you have a picture of this bb with chainset fitted, would be good to see granny clearance on chainstay & bb shell, is it an old nut and thread type or conventional bolt style for crank bolts ?

 

[Snaffs]

Brilliant, guys thanks . I'll pull it apart next week and take pix

The Biopace Exage wears out a bit more each time I go out on it. There's a new crankset going on.

SJS also have that 134 which might be useful. More as it happens.

 

[mikee]

theres a site somewhere that gives you the b/b size relative to the
chainset ,you might get some pointers there

i have an FC-B124 shimano chain set that seems to need a huge b/b

found it
http://datenbanken.freepage.de/cgi-bin/ ... NO.html#91

 

[IDB1]

This ones 5 5/8" which is a tad over 140mm..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Raleigh-21GC-...ikeparts_SR&hash=item35aa61abac#ht_533wt_1053