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[Closed] Replacement Bottom bracket

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need to replace the BB on my rocky mountain altitude. it's currently a raceface x type one and i was wondering if i could replace it with a Shimano XT one?

thanks in advance


 
Posted : 25/04/2011 7:35 pm
 jonk
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Yes any shimano HT2 BB will be ok as will Hope, chris king etc. You can replace the bearings too if your into that.


 
Posted : 25/04/2011 7:39 pm
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you can replace the bearings in the x type BB?


 
Posted : 25/04/2011 8:00 pm
 jonk
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Yep just knock the old ones out with a drift and press new 6805 bearings in with a headset press or homemade press with the old bearings as guides simples.


 
Posted : 25/04/2011 8:07 pm
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yup replaced them on my x type the other day. enduro ones.


 
Posted : 25/04/2011 8:09 pm