stepawayfromthemachine
Retro Guru
Hi all
Spend most of my time in the road section as that’s what I spend most of my time doing, but recently had a calling for a retro MTB to satisfy a nostalgic daydream after a walk in a local woods I used to ride in in the early 90’s!
Back then I was the lucky owner of a Raleigh Apex, resplendent with its Flexstem and pink pearl paint.
I’ve just picked up an early 90’s Claud Butler Pagan with the idea of swapping everything over onto an Orange frame, as this was my ultimate dream years ago that I never fulfilled.
My question regards bottom brackets. All my road bikes are more modern affairs with threaded BSA external bottom brackets which I’m more than happy messing about and tinkering with and understand.
What and how does it work with retro MTB’s? We’re they all universal or were there differences?
If I find a nice Orange frame, will I be able to swap the BB and chainset over is the question?
Thanks in advance
Si
Spend most of my time in the road section as that’s what I spend most of my time doing, but recently had a calling for a retro MTB to satisfy a nostalgic daydream after a walk in a local woods I used to ride in in the early 90’s!
Back then I was the lucky owner of a Raleigh Apex, resplendent with its Flexstem and pink pearl paint.
I’ve just picked up an early 90’s Claud Butler Pagan with the idea of swapping everything over onto an Orange frame, as this was my ultimate dream years ago that I never fulfilled.
My question regards bottom brackets. All my road bikes are more modern affairs with threaded BSA external bottom brackets which I’m more than happy messing about and tinkering with and understand.
What and how does it work with retro MTB’s? We’re they all universal or were there differences?
If I find a nice Orange frame, will I be able to swap the BB and chainset over is the question?
Thanks in advance
Si