Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
> Sandy wrote:
>> Just wondering ...
>>
>> With the new wave of bottom brackets having external cups and
>> bearings, are they interchangeable ? FSA, Truvativ, Shimano, Campy
>> 2007 ?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> --
>> Bonne route !
>>
>> Sandy
>> Verneuil-sur-Seine FR
>
> I have heard that shimano ones can be used with FSA but haven't tried
They can. FSA includes this big aluminum axle sleeve thing. It doesn't fit
into DA bearing sleeve. I believe Truvativ is nonstandard.
> it. The 'best' in terms of bearing dusability and construction seem to
> be shimano. Phil makes a tool kit and bearings for all these now(I
> just got it). Your guess is as good as mine about Campag 2007....too
> bad they may be succuming to marketing pressure to make these outbard
> bearing thingys...nothing really wrong with square taper...shimano has
> caused all this outbaord bearing stuff by designing the lousy
> ocatlink, followed by equally lousy ISIS...created a problerm then
> solved it...with square taper sitting the whole thing out....we'll
> see in 2007.
Bullseye crank patent...
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Phil, Squid-in-Training