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[Closed] Octalink ISIS the same?

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Just removed my FSA carbon Pro Team Issue cranks and the bottom bracket is a Shimano Dura Ace.
I thought all FSA was ISIS, so are they actually the same.


 
Posted : 26/07/2009 6:16 pm
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Thet aren't. FSA used both standards.


 
Posted : 26/07/2009 6:18 pm
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No, ISIS has 10 splines, Octalink have 8.

As you've found, some FSA (and other road chainsets) are Octalink.


 
Posted : 26/07/2009 6:18 pm
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That's ok then. Please tell me octalink is octalink i.e 105 is the same as Dura Ace.


 
Posted : 26/07/2009 6:20 pm
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octalink 8 splines
isis 10 splines


 
Posted : 26/07/2009 6:20 pm
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no dura ace and XTR share a spline system XT and below + ultegra and below share a spline system ...iirc the splines are 1mm shorter or thicker cant quite remember just that they are different


 
Posted : 26/07/2009 6:22 pm
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Got an Italian thread used Dura Ace B/B going spare if anyone needs.


 
Posted : 26/07/2009 6:23 pm
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no dura ace and XTR share a spline system XT and below + ultegra and below share a spline system ...iirc

All road octalink BBs share the same spline system.


 
Posted : 26/07/2009 6:27 pm
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so is it XTR and all road that share the same splines then? coulda sworn it was only XTR and duraace that shared - been ages since i had to deal with octalink ....


 
Posted : 26/07/2009 6:29 pm
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All road octalink BBs share the same spline system.

No they don't, Ultegra/Dura Ace/XTR are the same, shallow, splines, 105/XT/LX etc are deeper.

You're close Terry, Ultegra's the same as DA!


 
Posted : 26/07/2009 6:29 pm
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No they don't, Ultegra/Dura Ace/XTR are the same, shallow, splines, 105/XT/LX etc are deeper.

You're close Terry, Ultegra's the same as DA!

The 105 octalink bb I have here has the same splines as the ultegra one in my pompino.


 
Posted : 26/07/2009 6:33 pm
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105 is definitely the same spline as DA and Ultegra, though i think somewhere lower down the road range they use a spline the same as XT/Deore.


 
Posted : 26/07/2009 6:47 pm
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though i think somewhere lower down the road range they use a spline the same as XT/Deore.

Quite possibly. The cheap road stuff always used to be square taper, was unaware that they did some splined versions before switching to external BBs.


 
Posted : 26/07/2009 6:49 pm
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Simples!


 
Posted : 26/07/2009 6:50 pm