Will a Shimano BB work with a Sram crankset

chrispsmith83
chrispsmith83 Posts: 67
edited June 2013 in Workshop
Hi All,

I am changing the groupset on my Cube agree from a 105 triple to, well I wanted to go for a Sram groupset for a change however the BB is a press fit one and is still in great condition I have also heard that the press fit BB's are a nightmare to get off and the tool to do so is quite expensive.

So does anyone know if a Sram crankset will fit in a Shimano press fit BB?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    no toy will need to change the BB as well.

    beware some Sram press fits are not compatible with shimano press fit frames.

    more info needed.

    ie if it is a BB30 dont bother it will not fit.
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  • chrispsmith83
    chrispsmith83 Posts: 67
    Thanks Nick,

    It's a BB30 or so it says on the spec
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Cube specification for your frame is for BB86 not BB30 - Shimano don't make a BB30 compatible crankset. If it's BB86, then you'll need to fit a GXP BB86 bottom bracket if you want to fit an SRAM crank. You cannot fit a BB30 crank to a frame with a BB86 bottom bracket.
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