BB30 question
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Re: BB30 question
Postby JBark » Wed Nov 26, 2014 1:46 pm
I did find a post on another forum from a couple years ago where a guy said that FSA sent him a box with a bunch of bearings and the threaded adapters they found in the warehouse. Checked his profile, and he's still active. Might be worth checking to see if he still has the stuff laying around, those adapters might do the trick:
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Re: BB30 question
Postby lunar_c » Tue Feb 09, 2016 3:56 pm
I am going to carefully try and remove the stuck cup and reinstall a Shimano crank after reading this.
Thank you for documenting your experience with this frame! It has been an immense help.
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Re: BB30 question
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Re: BB30 question
Postby lunar_c » Tue Feb 09, 2016 7:37 pm
This one has a few dings unfortunately but it's structurally okay, and I am going to set it up as a single speed (47x16 with road components and 3/32" chain) so it should be a really light and simple commuter.
I do love the 90's fluoro Flames also.
Do you know what year these frames were made? I have no idea.
I am hoping I can sort out removing the stuck BB cup from the adaptor very gently with some heat and penetrating oil after work today or it sounds like the frame will become an ornament... I have exactly the same adaptor as your frame so I will make a tool to hold the adaptor like you did
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Re: BB30 question
Postby ldrcycles » Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:16 pm
I think they were made in late 2002 or early 2003, the Megatech BB standard was announced in September 2002 and as far as i can tell, never made it into any production bikes, the fact it used an ISIS spindle would have been a big factor. The last mention of them is the Kalev Chocolate team of 2004, by then Merida would have been well onto other things, and by 2005 Kalev would have had newer bikes with BBs that could be sourced more easily.
All of the confusion around the BB and the scarcity of fanatical Merida enthusiasts would be the reason we can now get our hands on real life ex pro bikes for stuff all .
I should finally have mine built up within a month or two, i just need to get a new cassette and then put all the ingredients together.
EDIT: my best and last XC race bike was an 07 Matts TFS FLX aly hardtail with carbon stays, it was a fantastic bike.
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Re: BB30 question
Postby lunar_c » Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:19 am
Still having a whale of a time getting the BB sorted as my first attempt at making a fool to hold the adaptor still was a flop.
I shoved a traditional left cup in so I had something to hold onto and managed to get the other knackered Shimano outboard cup out without any damage to the adaptor, but now of course the traditional cup is stuck in the other side as the adaptor just wants to keep spinning.
Very frustrating but I have to tread slowly or risk damaging the adaptor and rendering the frame useless.
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Re: BB30 question
Postby jackthelad » Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:08 pm
the wholesaler is in melbourne/sydney. so may be able to help you directly, with tools for Job
thats if willing to take a risk, and experiment with bike ..
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Re: BB30 question
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Re: BB30 question
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Re: BB30 question
Postby Kronos » Wed Feb 07, 2018 5:44 am
As to the groupset, you could put a slightly beter one on if you wanted a nicer shifting experience and you don't have a 10 or 11 speed it might be a little nicer to have one but its really not that necessary in the scheme of things. I run a 52-39 SRAM Rival 10 speed groupset on my steel bike and an Ultegra 10 speed on my aluminum bike, the later of which cost me $300 equipped to the bike due to good fortune and timing. I've though about a 50-34 for some of the bigger grinds in Noosa such as Viewlands Drive, but I'm thinking I just need to get stronger and work on my base level of fitness. These are other thing that really don't matter and are specific to the rider and their interests.
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Re: BB30 question
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:28 pm
Beautiful bike, and perfect validation for persisting with the BB drama (I won't touch press-fit). Also like that it has older 105 on it. Just finished a 9sp 105 build with NOS bits, works beautifully.,and my daily rider is Rx100 8sp which also works beautifully. Is not as sexy as your Merida though, congrats.ldrcycles wrote:Finally done! Turned out I had the wrong length BB, so had to get another today. Weighs around 8.5kgs with square taper cranks and old 105 parts, not bad for a 15yr old aluminium frame.
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Re: BB30 question
Postby ldrcycles » Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:01 pm
Most importantly, no creaking from the BB!
@kronos, the oldest of my 25odd bikes is 64yrs old this year I'm quite satisfied with the function of Sora components, the only problem with the 105 parts on the Merida is their weight. With higher end parts she could easily be down in the 7s, and light bikes feel good uphill. As funds allow I'll gradually upgrade parts to realise the full potential of the frame.
I'll need to pop up another pic, after setting up at the crit track the seatpost ended up at least 2 inches further out
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