Baron
100 W
I love everything about the BBSHD except for how much it hangs down below the bottom bracket. I'm constantly having clearance issues where I can't ride over logs and rocks without banging on the BBSHD shell. It's gotten so bad that I'm considering major modifications to my bike just to get better bottom bracket clearance. The plan would be to cut away the down tube near the bottom bracket, allowing the BBSHD to rotate higher up, and then reinforce the whole area of the bike with bolted-on metal plates. See pic of a similar modification (not my pic):
I have a cheap Mongoose Otero Elite that I can experiment on, which is great because I wouldn't really care if it ends up ruined. Main concern is the bike falling apart during rough offroad riding, what do you guys think, would this type of mod hold up to abuse?
I have a cheap Mongoose Otero Elite that I can experiment on, which is great because I wouldn't really care if it ends up ruined. Main concern is the bike falling apart during rough offroad riding, what do you guys think, would this type of mod hold up to abuse?