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Bottom Bracket Question
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 |
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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 |
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On Mon, 03 May 2004 05:40:19 +0000, N. D. Muscutt 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?) The rear hub? If you're constrained by your budget, why not use LX rather than XT? Current XT cranks / BB use a mating interface called 'Octalink'. This is a round spindle with notches in it. If you look at your old BB, you'll notice it's square. As you've probably now gathered, these systems aren't compatible. -- a.m-b FAQ: http://www.j-harris.net/bike/ambfaq.htm a.bmx FAQ: http://www.t-online.de/~jharris/bmx_faq.htm |
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N. D. Muscutt said...
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 Nope, you can't do it. If you have XT cranks you need the ES-71 bottom bracket. You'll have to scrape together the $30+ for the BB, or you can't use your cranks. |
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