I've never been able to accurately measure a spindle with a tape measure while it's in the frame. I don't think it's stamped on the outside either, there's a sticker on the body inside the shell. Call Will @ Riv, he'll know!
On Friday, November 29, 2024 at 6:12:05 AM UTC-8 Mathias Steiner wrote: > > >> Easy with even just a metric enabled ruler. > > > Not so easy even with a regular caliper, at least not while it's installed. > The best way to get sub-mm accuracy is to use a clamp to touch both sides > of the axle, then remove the clamp and measure the distance with a ruler. > If you don't have one, find a way to tape, tie, or glue two sticks together > in a shallow V, touch it to both sides of the axle, and mark with a pen. > Then measure that. > > You can eybeall with a ruler, too, but then parallax will make it a ~2mm > measurement, which isn't really helpful. > On Friday, November 29, 2024 at 3:56:39 AM UTC-5 Garth wrote: > >> Seeing that the rear spacing is a road-spec 130mm it's most likely a 110 >> BB.(A 107 is doubful as it doesn't offer any less driveside distance for a >> lesser chainline, and Riv recommends a 110 for their Silver crank). Do >> measure it though. Easy with even just a metric enabled ruler. >> On Friday, November 29, 2024 at 12:25:43 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >>> What's in there is most likely a 110mm, but I guess it could possibly be >>> a 113 or maybe even a 107. The length should be stamped in the spindle, so >>> have a look. Also you could just measure the length. It's going to be one >>> of those three sizes. >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito, CA >>> >>> On Thursday, November 28, 2024 at 5:29:20 PM UTC-8 Jim S. wrote: >>> >>>> I'm the proud owner of a Charlie Gallop frame. It comes with a >>>> pre-installed bottom bracket. But I can't figure out what size it is. I >>>> was >>>> hoping somebody knew. I don't really want to remove it if it's the size I >>>> need. Thanks in advance for any info. >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d3c1e93b-e9e7-4da4-b8bc-ec97433789c5n%40googlegroups.com.
