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Old 02-23-20, 01:36 PM
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DaveSSS 
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Hambini videos typically show frames with the two bearing bores misaligned enough for the cranks not to spin properly or maybe the bores so far off that the bearings are either loose or the bores so small that the bearing or cups can't be pressed into place. There is no implication that standard measuring equipment isn't adequate for the task. Any time you require a press fit, the tolerances have to be close. The old fashioned threaded BB is starting to look better all the time.

Several brands of aftermarket parts now have BBs that are intended to rescue frames with press fit problems. I bought my first frame with a BB86 bottom bracket, in July of 2018. It's worked OK so far. Hambini considers the BB86 to be a decent standard.

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