Fitting BBS01, crank housing clearance.

[Tomp834652]

Hi, I want to fit a BBS01 to my giant escape. However I am concerned about the clearance between the motor and crank housing.

The cables for the gears run under the crank housing through a plastic fitting which adds about 8mm to the crank housing (See photo).

Will the clearance of this bracket and the screw (into the housing) holding it in place be a problem?

Thanks, Tom

 

[trex]

it should be OK. You are going to lose the front derailleur cable. The rear derailleur cable may need nudging away a liittle bit. The motor won't put pressure on it in any case.

 

[mfj197]

Exactly as trex says. The majority of bikes have derailleur guides under the bottom bracket and the BBS01 was designed to fit over them. Yours is a bit bigger than many but if it is a problem you can always replace the plastic guide with a smaller one like this one. I note that yours terminates the flexible hose outers so needs to be a certain size, but where there's a will there's a way ...

Michael

 

[Tomp834652]

Thanks for the information. Just need to decide where to buy it from now!