Modern Bottom Brackets?

suburbanreuben · Nov 7, 2011

I'm currently using a Forward Components eccentric bottom bracket on my singlespeed Generation. I'm using an LX Hollowtech 11 crankset which came with it from Oz. It's not the prettiest crankset around, so I'd lik,e to get something nice. It needs to be compatible with Hollowtech 11 to work with the BB. Is this the same as X-type? or anything else?
I was thinking of some singlespeed Middleburns. Would they work? Any other nice cranks available in HT11?

bigmick · Nov 7, 2011

i think they are all the same spec

apart from sram/truvativ which has one side bigger

Dead Rats · Nov 12, 2011

bigmick":inzn8hxy said:
i think they are all the same spec

apart from sram/truvativ which has one side bigger

Yeah, RF X-Type work fine with HT2 - Truvativ have a different system

suburbanreuben · Nov 12, 2011

What about FSA?

Dead Rats · Nov 12, 2011

think it's as HT2

some good tips here:

http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-hel ... torque#fsa

how come road EBBs require no spacers? what if the shell is 73mm? also, bit worried reading that Truvativ require no spacers as I fitted a Truvativ Blaze a while back with 3 spacers as per HT2 and RF to a frame with a 68mm shell... worked though!

cyfa2809 · Nov 12, 2011

Surely fsa being owned? by truvativ they would have the same? Or their own :roll:

Dead Rats · Nov 12, 2011

cyfa2809":3vmp5f09 said:
Surely fsa being owned? by truvativ they would have the same? Or their own :roll:

I didn't think they were... SRAM own Truvativ - FSA are on their own :?

bigmick · Nov 12, 2011

Dead Rats":2suyehb4 said:
think it's as HT2

some good tips here:

http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-hel ... torque#fsa

how come road EBBs require no spacers? what if the shell is 73mm? also, bit worried reading that Truvativ require no spacers as I fitted a Truvativ Blaze a while back with 3 spacers as per HT2 and RF to a frame with a 68mm shell... worked though!

is not just that mtb BB were changed to compensate for e-type mech

iirc it was only 2 spacers when ht2 came out

cyfa2809 · Nov 12, 2011

I think your right

Modern Bottom Brackets?

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