Bicycle Mechanics - replacing road left side crank arm with mtn left side crank arm(octalink)?

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rj987652003
10-10-04, 05:16 AM
I need to replace the left side(non-drive side) crank arm on my ultegra octalink 9 speed crankset. Just curious could I replace it with a mtn left side crank in the same size. Will it fit on the octalink or do mtn crank use a different octalink BB?


skdsl
10-10-04, 06:42 AM
the spline is deeper on the mtb cranks, except for XTR. Better off just getting another road crank.