How-To/Mechanics: Miche Primato users your insight please

Posted By: K3NNY

So now that the Miche Primato crankset is available with a 144 BCD I want to get it for my new build. I am curious as to what Bottom Bracket people are using with this crankset. I was going to get the Miche Bottom Bracket and just call it a day but I have seen mixed reviews about them. Any insight is appreciated thanks!

you might be in for a disappointment there. miche uses a 68x107BB which is a rare size, miche does alot of things retarded like that. origin8 makes a BB the same size but the quality is about the same. alot of people make 68x108 BB and with a little creativity you could still get your chainline right. another option is to just order one of the higher quality miche BBs like the supertype or the evo light. you can also just get the cheap one and swap out the bearings for some better ones which would be easy since they are cartridge type bearings. you could prolly even splurge and get some ceramics...............

Phil Wood makes nearly every size BB you could ever need, and that is what I would suggest using. 1-2mm longer of a spindle is not going to affect your chainline at all.

Make sure you know if you need ISO or JIS taper. Once you know, check Ebay, because you can usually pick up a Phil Wood BB for a good price on there because they make so many sizes, and everyone need something different...so they usually don't get many bids.

Posted By: K3NNYWhy did the picture show up in your quote of me and not my original post?

Click on "Html" under "Format comments as" at the bottom of the post screen and you'll be set

Thanks everyone for all your help!! I have been checking ebay, but I haven't found the particular bracket I need. Good thing I have plenty of time to look (frame doesn't arrive till January sometime). ^_^

Lock tite your Miche after you repack with Phil grease the most magical stuff in the universe. I think it might even be made with unicorn tears. Mine was terrible until I did this. Now the dude who stole my bike is rolling on one super smooth BB

jus as a fyi. the miche bb is a 68x107 iso. BUT the miche one is adjustable. so not installing it at the proper position will put it at a incorrect chainline.

the besides the miche one. people have used phil.

i use a campy record double w a spacer and my chainline is at 42.5