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Birthday Ride Bottom Bracket

Ah yes! The old BRBB! Birthday Ride Bottom Bracket destruction. I have had this Redline Monocog for as long as I can remember. Miles have added up and I think I am on my second bottom bracket which I think I purchased from Empire BMX. 

Well today for my birthday, I decided to head into town for a quick spin, and as seeing that I haven't riding a bike in over a month and a half due to oral surgeries and working way too many hours, today was the day. After dropping off some much-needed items at my son's school, I loaded my bike into the bed of my truck and headed into town. That is when I noticed that the drive side of my threaded bottom bracket looked loose. So, I decided to head to Hub MRKT to see if I could tighten it up there before the ride.

After pulling the crankarms off, it seems that the drive side shell had actually cracked! Thank goodness that the shop had a new RANT Euro Bottom Bracket in stock. Those guys really saved a day of riding, and I ended up getting a good five-miles in.  













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