Bontrager Crankset advice
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Bontrager Crankset advice
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i was wondering if anyone could shoot an opinion, experience, advice or any help to help me avoid or lean me towards the purchase of a Bontrager Race Lite Triple Crankset w/ Giga X Pipe external bottom bracket.
Or is a Shimano 105 Octalink w/ BB-5500 bottom bracket better? I am particular about which would come out lighter of the 2.
Thank you for help.
i was wondering if anyone could shoot an opinion, experience, advice or any help to help me avoid or lean me towards the purchase of a Bontrager Race Lite Triple Crankset w/ Giga X Pipe external bottom bracket.
Or is a Shimano 105 Octalink w/ BB-5500 bottom bracket better? I am particular about which would come out lighter of the 2.
Thank you for help.
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Bontrager is nothing but Truvativ rebadged. The BB is more stout on the Bontrager, but the 105 is the better crank.
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Bontrager cranks are nothing special. The BB's however, are extreme garbage as is with most of truvativ's stuff. The only problem with the octalink crankset is the low availability of replacement bottom brackets. The 5500/6500 bb's are no longer readily available. I suggest looking at more options before settling on having to decide between the two.
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thanks for advice, as you may have picked up on my choices, my budget is not that big. could you suggest other options that i might consider. I see a lot of under $100 used shimano ultegra cranks c/w BB already on ebay. are they acceptable models?
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Operator is correct that the Ultegra level Octalink bottom bracket (BB-6500) is out of production and hard to find but the 105 version (BB-5500) is still in current production and readily available. Licktons sells both the double (109.5 mm) and triple (118.5 mm) models for $40. Look at www.lickbike.com
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Operator is correct that the Ultegra level Octalink bottom bracket (BB-6500) is out of production and hard to find but the 105 version (BB-5500) is still in current production and readily available. Licktons sells both the double (109.5 mm) and triple (118.5 mm) models for $40. Look at www.lickbike.com
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Lots of info about options of two-piece cranks here: Index and Comparison of 2-piece Road Triple Cranksets. I haven't had a problem with the BB, but I do know that the chainrings on the Bonty / Truvativ cranks are rubbish compared to anything from Shimano.
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Don't worry so much about weight. It just isn't the factor it's made out to be unless it's on your gut.
shimano's Tiagra is a nice set https://www.bikeparts.com/search_resu...p?ID=BPC332229 as is the Sugino
https://www.bikeparts.com/search_resu...p?ID=BPC314973.
shimano's Tiagra is a nice set https://www.bikeparts.com/search_resu...p?ID=BPC332229 as is the Sugino
https://www.bikeparts.com/search_resu...p?ID=BPC314973.
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Both lengths of the 105's listed by Licktons are available in English threading and the 109.5 version is listed in both English and Italian threading.
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Are they English threaded? There were Ultegra Octalinks still advertised by several dealers for quite a while after they were officially discontinued but they were all Italian threaded.
Both lengths of the 105's listed by Licktons are available in English threading and the 109.5 version is listed in both English and Italian threading.
Both lengths of the 105's listed by Licktons are available in English threading and the 109.5 version is listed in both English and Italian threading.
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Don't worry so much about weight. It just isn't the factor it's made out to be unless it's on your gut.
shimano's Tiagra is a nice set https://www.bikeparts.com/search_resu...p?ID=BPC332229 as is the Sugino
https://www.bikeparts.com/search_resu...p?ID=BPC314973.
shimano's Tiagra is a nice set https://www.bikeparts.com/search_resu...p?ID=BPC332229 as is the Sugino
https://www.bikeparts.com/search_resu...p?ID=BPC314973.
For a square taper crank, I agree, the Sugino is great, and I like the versatility that the 74/110mm BCD offers.