Campagnolo Bottom Bracket Differences - Ultra/Power

[Devon]

Any difference to the cups? My LBS ordered me some in and they turned out to be Ultra Torque. Will they still fit my Centaur (2014) cranks?

EDIT: To fit PF86.

[highdraw]

Nope...won't work. You have a PowerTorque Campy crank and not UltraTorque:

Description:
If you're buying a Power Torque crankset, then you need a Power Torque bottom bracket. The Campagnolo Athena 11 Power Torque Bottom Bracket mates perfectly up with the Athena, Centaur, and Veloce Power Torque cranks.

From the outside, these cups look almost identical to the bottom bracket cups that work with Chorus, Record, and Super Record. But they're different. The right side cup functions the same as the right side cups on those other bottom brackets; it's a shell that you fit the right-side crankarm bearing into and an external clip to holds the bearing/crankarm in place. But the left side is different. Owing to the long spindle on Power Torque cranks, the left side cup already has a bearing pressed into it rather than the cup being empty and the bearing affixed to the left crank fitting into the cup.

So, to repeat, if you're buying a Campagnolo Power Torque crankset, then you need a specific Power Torque Bottom Bracket. The Campagnolo Athena 11 Power Torque Bottom Bracket is available in English (68) or Italian (70) threads and are anodized a Dark Grey.

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/campa ... om-bracket

And there's more...
Depends what bottom bracket you have on your bike. Cups shown in above CC link are threaded aka BSA. Most high end road bikes today are not threaded but rather pressed fit.

Good 'ol local bike shop strikes again.

[bikerjulio]

Yes, if you have a pressfit frame, then it's a whole other discussion. Do you?

[Devon]

Sorry, PF86. I'll get them to swap it.

[em3]

....just a reminder, don't forget to install ur press fit cups using proper Loctite retailing/gap filling compound.

Campagnolo recently endorsed the Loctite install method that many other manufacturers have spec'ed for press fit cups.

http://www.campagnolo.com/media/files/0 ... _03_15.pdf

EM3

[Devon]

....just a reminder, don't forget to install ur press fit cups using proper Loctite retailing/gap filling compound.

Campagnolo recently endorsed the Loctite install method that many other manufacturers have spec'ed for press fit cups.

http://www.campagnolo.com/media/files/0 ... _03_15.pdf

EM3

Interesting, thanks!