• I need to swap out the cranks on my bike as they need new chainrings and a BB that I can't be arsed to order.

    I have available a few sets of Shimano Hollowtech II cranks, but only one BB (BB-5700)

    I have the following compatibility questions.

    Are Hollowtech II BBs all the same across the range (will the one I have work with all Hollowtech II road cranks?)

    The frame is 68mm English thread BB (I think) so this should work with 2? 2.5mm spacers?

    The groupset is 9 speed Campag, the cranks are either 10 or 11 speed Shimano depending on which I fit, will there be issues with the 9 speed chain?

    I think all should be fine, but don't want to spend a few hours taking apart, reassembling, to find it doesn't work.

  • The frame is 68mm English thread BB (I think) so this should work with 2? 2.5mm spacers?

    2 spacers on the drive side, one non drive side for MTB cranks, get rid of internal sleeve, no spacers for road cranks, keep sleeve.

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