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Should I change my Shimano crank to a BB30 one?
Greetings,
last BB creaking problem makes me think about replacing my Shimano 105 5800 HT crank with a native BB30 one. The problem is, people consider 5800 crankset to be very good and apparently none could be got in a similar price point. I basically have two options: either buying an expensive BB30 crankset or keep mine and use it with an adapter (which basically negates the point of having BB30). What do you think?
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Actually I'm not really sure about what the practical advantage of BB30 is but the crank's Q-factor, among other things, should be smaller if I understand it correctly. Also, I just want to not use an adaptor but then again, I don't know which crankset/chainring works best with Shimano chain and FD.
I'm usure of what you think the point of oversized BBs is. I bought a new frame with a PF30 shell and wanted to use a 6800 chainset so I used 24mm axle comaptible bearing made by Hope. Both Hope and Wheels Manufacturing make excellent Shimano compatible bearings for oversized BBs.