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Is it possible to convert a GXP set up to Shimano ? I have an El Mariachi SS which runs unbranded cranks but it's a GXP BB I have just upgraded another bike which has left me with a set of XTR 985 cranks that won't fit any other bike I have so I was thinking of taking these down to one ring & slapping them in the El Mariachi but need to run a Shimano BB, is this possible ?
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Posted : 25/11/2016 12:29 pm
is this possible ?
Yes. Just fit a shimano bb.
Posted : 25/11/2016 12:37 pm
GXP has a stepped axle, so shimano cranks won't fit. You can do it the other way round (sram cranks in a shimano bb)
Posted : 25/11/2016 12:45 pm
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Just fit a shimano bb
So there's no difference in the threads of GXP/Shimano external BB's it's just the angle on the cups ?
Posted : 25/11/2016 1:06 pm
threads are the same, shimano has a 24mm axle, sram gxp is 24/22.
Posted : 25/11/2016 1:09 pm
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Thnx
Posted : 25/11/2016 4:16 pm