SRAM Red/Force...where to cut costs?
03-29-10 | 03:54 PM
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I know I've gone off on 20 different tangents here, but I have a question that I need answered in the next 3 hours! 
So my bike is a BB30 bottom bracket. I have an FSA Gossamer in it right now. I found for sale locally an FSA SL-K Light crankset that comes with an English Bottom Bracket. Now forgive my ignorance, but can I simply use the crank with my current bottom bracket? Are the crank arms the same on BB30 or MegaEXO? Am I completely out of my mind here? Will it require that 68mm to BB30 press in adapter? I'm lost, and I have until 6pm to tell the guy if I want the crankset. It's an insanely good deal.
Thanks a billion to anyone who can clear this up for me.
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So my bike is a BB30 bottom bracket. I have an FSA Gossamer in it right now. I found for sale locally an FSA SL-K Light crankset that comes with an English Bottom Bracket. Now forgive my ignorance, but can I simply use the crank with my current bottom bracket? Are the crank arms the same on BB30 or MegaEXO? Am I completely out of my mind here? Will it require that 68mm to BB30 press in adapter? I'm lost, and I have until 6pm to tell the guy if I want the crankset. It's an insanely good deal.
Thanks a billion to anyone who can clear this up for me.
-Collin-
A "regular" (BB..uh...92? anyone?) crank can not be used with a BB30 bottom bracket.
You can adapt a BB30 BB shell in the frame with adapters to run an english bb.
The difference is in the spindle diameter so if the arms are locked to the spider/spindle assembly then no....you can not use the regular crank in the BB30 BB. You would need to use an adapter for the BB.
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03-29-10 | 03:55 PM
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hello Collin,
> I thought any new crankset was compatible with the pressed in bb30.
> if that is the case you would need just the bb.
> Thanks,
> Andy
So I take it that's not the case?
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03-29-10 | 03:56 PM
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+1 - why in the world would you switch? Just get a light BB30 crank from somewhere. SRAM has very nice ones at a good price.
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03-29-10 | 04:03 PM
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I don't want to do that, that's why I was asking. I couldn't get a clear answer from the seller as to whether or not the crankset was a BB30 or not. He said:
hello Collin,
> I thought any new crankset was compatible with the pressed in bb30.
> if that is the case you would need just the bb.
> Thanks,
> Andy
So I take it that's not the case?
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hello Collin,
> I thought any new crankset was compatible with the pressed in bb30.
> if that is the case you would need just the bb.
> Thanks,
> Andy
So I take it that's not the case?
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I still don't understand what is wrong with your current crank.
03-29-10 | 04:03 PM
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03-29-10 | 04:04 PM
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