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I have just taken off an FSA crankset from my Orbea Avant M30. The bottom bracket is a BB 86/92. I would like to replace with a Shimano crankset, an Ultegra or 105. Do I need to change the BB to a Shimano or can I use the existing one? It seems to be in good nick. Thanks

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If you have the FSA MegaExo crankset it should have a 19mm axle diameter. The Shimano Ultegra FC-R8000 has a 24mm axle. Measure your current crankset’s diameter but you’ll probably need a new bottom bracket for the 24mm axle.

If you’ve ridden a considerable distance (something like >7Mm) on your current bearings it doesn’t really hurt to replace this 10€ part in any case.

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  • Thanks. The BB is 24mm and was running FSA Gossamer. The bike has done about 2k miles
    – Ron
    Apr 13, 2020 at 7:35
  • If the diameters match it should be fine to keep using it with the Ultegra Crankset.
    – Michael
    Apr 13, 2020 at 7:39
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Shimano road cranks slot right in a BB86 BB.

Check both bearings have an inside diameter of 24mm. An FSA crank might have a 22mm axle diameter on the non drive side, but I would guess an adaptor would be used in a 24mm bearing.

Also check the shell width is ~86.5mm. If that's the case you should be good to go with any Shimano road crank.

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