Originally Posted by
trailflow1
It's definitely a cost cutting measure. As most frames these days come with a pressfit bottom bracket (and there are many different types pointlessly competing with each other) and Shimano are still sticking to their guns with 24mm spindles. It's cheaper for the bike makers to use any competitors chainsets that fit those pressfit bb's more easily (i.e BB30,BB386 etc) VS the bike makers having to convert (more expense) their pressfit BB standard into a Shimano compatible BB that would be required to complete the groupset.
Ahh.. so it appears that most are thinking FSA are lower priced, when in fact they're more expensive than Shimano (ie. Gossamer > 105 in price). It's the fact that the bike frame makers to keep costs down are using press fit BBs, and Shimano cranks require some sort of retrofit to work.