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On Fri, 14 May 2004 11:08:08 +0200, bomba <[email protected]>
wrote:
>So, after the repeated problems with Isis, one of the main
>proponents of the system has released an alternative
>system. Race Face has produced the 'X-Type' with external
>bearings in a similar fashion to Shimano's Octalink.
>
>The reasoning behind these designs is that the BB shell is
>too small to fit in decent bearings and a decent spindle.
>So, why not just make the BB shells bigger?
I switched to the new Shimano integrated bb/crank system
in January.
I'll never switch back.
It rocks.
wrote:
>So, after the repeated problems with Isis, one of the main
>proponents of the system has released an alternative
>system. Race Face has produced the 'X-Type' with external
>bearings in a similar fashion to Shimano's Octalink.
>
>The reasoning behind these designs is that the BB shell is
>too small to fit in decent bearings and a decent spindle.
>So, why not just make the BB shells bigger?
I switched to the new Shimano integrated bb/crank system
in January.
I'll never switch back.
It rocks.