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Your trail: Home arrow Repair and Technical Info arrow Bikeman Tech Info arrow Bottom Bracket Types
Bikeman's Tech Info

There are many different types of bottom brackets available right now.  From the old style 'square tapered' spindles to the new external bearing bottom brackets seen on most high end groups, Bikeman has written up a brief description / explanation of the different styles here.

Contents:
Page 1 - External Bottom Brackets
Page 2 - Internal Bottom Brackets

External Bottom Brackets -
 
Bearings Housed On Outside Of Bottom Bracket Shell



TruVativ GXP
TruVativ GXP








 TruVativ Giga X Pipe, or "GXP" - Shop For Them Here
TruVativ crank design with a 24mm spindle attached to the right (drive side) crank arm.  Bottom bracket cups thread into the frame and house the bearings outside of the shell.

TruVativ Howitzer
TruVativ Howitzer







 TruVativ Howitzer - Shop For Them Here
TruVativ design required for 2006 Holzfeller and Howitzer crank models - FITS NO OTHERS.  10 spline 21mm spindle and extra large cartridge bearings housed outside of the shell.
Shimano Hollowtech II
Shimano Hollowtech II








 Shimano Hollowtech II - Shop For Them Here
Shimano crank design with a 24mm spindle attached to the right crank arm.  Bottom bracket cups thread into the frame and house the bearings outside of the shell.

FSA MegaExo Light
FSA MegaExo Light
FSA MegaExo
FSA MegaExo
FSA MegaExo Quad
FSA MegaExo Quad














 FSA Mega Exo Integrated - Shop For Them Here
FSA crank design with a 24mm spindle attached to the right crank arm.  Bottom bracket cups thread into the frame and house the bearings outside of the shell.  See a complete FSA external bottom bracket / crank set compatibility chart here:
FSA Bottom Bracket Compatibility / PDF File (500kb)

FSA MegaExo 19
FSA MegaExo 19






 FSA Mega Exo 19 - Shop For Them Here
FSA crank design with a 19mm spindle attached to the right crank arm.  Bottom bracket cups thread into the frame and house the bearings outside of the shell.  See a complete FSA external bottom bracket / crank set compatibility chart here:
FSA Bottom Bracket Compatibility / PDF File (500kb)

Race Face X Type
Race Face X Type








 Race Face X-Type - Shop For Them Here
Race Face crank design with a 24mm spindle attached to the left crank arm.  Bottom bracket cups thread into the frame and house the bearings outside of the shell.

   FSA Platinum MegaExo ISIS
FSA ISIS design that is compatible with ISIS style cranks but places bearings on outside of shell.


  Internal Bottom Brackets on next page...



 
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