Originally Posted by
HillRider
Do the the V2 Octalink spindles protrude further from the bb face than V1's? I have a Park BBT-2 that fits my various V1's perfectly. Note that the original BBT-2 models did not fit Octalink and ISIS spindles. Park redesigned it but left the model name unchanged. The later ones came with a yellow sticker on the package saying something to the effect that they fit larger diameter spindle bottom brackets. The BBT-22 seems to be the later design BBT-2 but with an updated part name.
Apparently the spline length changed. Since I'm running RaceFace on hybrids and mtb bikes for consistancy and spares, I didn't look into things too much.
Originally Posted by
HillRider
Also, was the Shimano tool you tried intended of all of their cartridge bottom brackets or did it predate the Octalinks?
I found the info on their site pretty sparce. The tool I used was 2012 vintage and is identical to this:
http://www.pro-bikegear.com/publish/...-PRTL0006.html
and was part of this:
http://www.pro-bikegear.com/publish/...ools/sets.html
It is, however, not the tool specified in the reference documentation for the BB:
http://www.shimano.com/media/techdoc...9830608715.pdf
Which is kinda why I try to standardize on whats on my own machines - it simplifies life. Don't want to have to have one of every tool on the market for maintenaince at home or on the road.