External bottom bracket compatability

Sandy said:

Just wondering ...

With the new wave of bottom brackets having external cups and bearings, are
they interchangeable ? FSA, Truvativ, Shimano, Campy 2007 ?

Many thanks,
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Bonne route !

Sandy
Verneuil-sur-Seine FR

I have heard that shimano ones can be used with FSA but haven't tried
it. The 'best' in terms of bearing durability 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.

Sandy said:

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
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.

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Sandy said:

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.

Quoted message said:

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