Bottom Bracket Question

N. D. Muscutt

I am upgrading almost all of the components on my bike to XT stuff. I
got a new XT crankset and am wondering if I can use the crankset with my
old bottom bracket. The old bottom bracket is an old thing from about
1997. Any input? Thanks.

- Noel

N. D. Muscutt

Just so that you know, and you don't just say, "Why don't you upgrade
the bottom bracket now?!" The answer is that budget constraints prohibit
me from doing so. (Can you guess where my money went?)

- Noel

N. D. Muscutt wrote:

> I am upgrading almost all of the components on my bike to XT stuff. I
> got a new XT crankset and am wondering if I can use the crankset with my
> old bottom bracket. The old bottom bracket is an old thing from about
> 1997. Any input? Thanks.
>
> - Noel
>

S o r n i

N. D. Muscutt wrote:
> I am upgrading almost all of the components on my bike to XT stuff. I
> got a new XT crankset and am wondering if I can use the crankset with
> my old bottom bracket. The old bottom bracket is an old thing from
> about 1997. Any input? Thanks.

If your new XT crankset is splined, then you need a Shimano splined BB. (I
suggest Ultegra, but that's just me.)

Bill "can't get a BB to last even ONE year" S.

Qui si parla Campagnolo

ND-<< I am upgrading almost all of the components on my bike to XT stuff. I
got a new XT crankset and am wondering if I can use the crankset with my
old bottom bracket. The old bottom bracket is an old thing from about
1997. Any input? >><BR><BR>

If not the 2004 one piece XT crank, ala XTR, you need a ES-70 Octalink BB. Buy
a few of them cuz they are going away, since that crank and the LX is also.

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Qui si parla Campagnolo

sorni-<< If your new XT crankset is splined, then you need a Shimano splined
BB. (I
suggest Ultegra, but that's just me.) >><BR><BR>

The XT and LX are a different Octalink spline pattern than DA, ultegra, 105 and
XTR. In fact the XT is unique in length(113/116) and is different in length
from the LX but has the same Octalink design and specs.

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Alex Rodriguez

In article <XWklc.13395$Ut1.410182@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
ndmuscutt@att.net says...
>
>
>Just so that you know, and you don't just say, "Why don't you upgrade
>the bottom bracket now?!" The answer is that budget constraints prohibit
>me from doing so. (Can you guess where my money went?)
>
>- Noel
>
>N. D. Muscutt wrote:
>
>> I am upgrading almost all of the components on my bike to XT stuff. I
>> got a new XT crankset and am wondering if I can use the crankset with my
>> old bottom bracket. The old bottom bracket is an old thing from about
>> 1997. Any input? Thanks.

Try it. The tapers are the same, only thing that might have changed is
the spindle length, so you can't damage anything.
------------
Alex

John Everett

On Mon, 03 May 2004 05:40:07 GMT, "N. D. Muscutt" <ndmuscutt@att.net>
wrote:

>Just so that you know, and you don't just say, "Why don't you upgrade
>the bottom bracket now?!" The answer is that budget constraints prohibit
>me from doing so. (Can you guess where my money went?)

Hookers and booze?


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