Ultegra Bottom Bracket

I head to the bikeshop (big chain) and asked for an Ultegra 68x109.5 bottom bracket. The bikeshopguy
searches high and low, and comes up with a handful of 68x110.

Hmm?? Is there a 68x110???? I was going to reach over the counter and grab the box out of the dudes
hands but I resisted.

Thanks.

Alvin Liau

 

"Alvin Liau" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I head to the bikeshop (big chain) and asked for an Ultegra 68x109.5
bottom
> bracket. The bikeshopguy searches high and low, and comes up with a
handful
> of 68x110.
>
> Hmm?? Is there a 68x110???? I was going to reach over the counter and
grab
> the box out of the dudes hands but I resisted.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Alvin Liau
>
>
I think it depends on whether you're talking about the square tapered kind, or the splined kind of
BB. The new splined BB is 109.5mm, the old square tapers were 103, 107, 110, and 115mm, and longer.
He just grabbed the wrong kind, that's all.

Mike

 

"Mike S." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
> "Alvin Liau" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I head to the bikeshop (big chain) and asked for an Ultegra 68x109.5
> bottom
> > bracket. The bikeshopguy searches high and low, and comes up with a
> handful
> > of 68x110.
> >
> > Hmm?? Is there a 68x110???? I was going to reach over the counter and
> grab
> > the box out of the dudes hands but I resisted.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Alvin Liau
> >
> I think it depends on whether you're talking about the square tapered
kind,
> or the splined kind of BB. The new splined BB is 109.5mm, the old square tapers were 103, 107,
> 110, and 115mm, and longer. He just grabbed the
wrong
> kind, that's all.
>
> Mike
>
Mike,

Thanks for the info! I was looking for splined BBs. That makes sense.

Alvin Liau

 

aliau-<< I head to the bikeshop (big chain) and asked for an Ultegra 68x109.5 bottom bracket. The
bikeshopguy searches high and low, and comes up with a handful of 68x110.

Hmm?? Is there a 68x110????

Nope not for splined shimano cranks..110mm was probably a square taper...ahhh the stuff that goes on
in some bike shops...if they were car parts stores they would be outta biz...

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