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- Shimano 105 5500 Octalink Bottom BracketSplined bottom bracket designed for use with Shimano road Octalink crankset Features: Oversize BB spindle – large 22mm diameter chrome-moly hollow pipe billet spindle reduces weight, increases strength and rigidity Octalink splined axle/crank arm interface – results in a more rigid crank assembly compared to square tapered spindle Maintenance-free sealed cartridge design prevents corrosion and is easy to install Aluminium adapter Average weight: 250gA 2 year warranty is offered with all Shimano products from Chain Reaction Cycles (3 years on Dura-Ace and XTR products) Buy Shimano Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Product codes: BB5500I18
- Product ID 1: 750988590
- Product ID 2: 35543UK
We bring you the most detailed and genuine customer reviews here at ExpertBikeReviews.co.uk to help you get the best product, not only for your needs but your budget too. You’ve probably already realised that no matter what bike product it is, be it a Pedal, Water Bottle or Bottom Brackets, there’s always a massive amount of choice. So we aim to narrow down that choice by providing you with customer reviews, our own review score and then comparing the price of the product against other similar options. The goal here is to help you decide if Shimano 105 5500 Octalink Bottom Bracket is the best suited of the Bottom Brackets from Chain Reaction Cycles.
Shimano 105 5500 Octalink Bottom Bracket is available currently from Chain Reaction Cycles for just £24.99, which is a saving of £25.00 off of the £49.99 RRP price, saving you 50%. £24.99 is also the cheapest we managed to find it online from the major bike retailers today.
We’ve run some analysis on the current price of Shimano 105 5500 Octalink Bottom Bracket to help identify if it’s a good deal or not. We’ve also created the table below which details what you can expect to pay for product that match the features and specs of Shimano 105 5500 Octalink Bottom Bracket, all of these should help you to decide if it’s right for you.
Key stats for the price of Shimano 105 5500 Octalink Bottom Bracket.
- The average price of products in the Bottom Brackets category is £44.06
- The average price of a Shimano product is £101.85
- The average price of a Shimano product from the Bottom Brackets category is £25.48
As you can see, at £24.99, Shimano 105 5500 Octalink Bottom Bracket is a bargain, particularly when you consider the quality and features you’ll get from this Shimano product, against the average prices shown above. But with 149 products to choose from in the Bottom Brackets category, there is of course a huge amount of choice.
Specification / Price Comparison
| Spec | Comment |
|---|---|
| Colour: Silver | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Colour: Silver spec is £84.45 |
| Size: 70 x 118mm, 70 x 109mm, 68 x 109mm, 68 x 118mm | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Size: 70 x 118mm, 70 x 109mm, 68 x 109mm, 68 x 118mm spec is £24.99 |
| Option: Italian Thread, English Thread | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Option: Italian Thread, English Thread spec is £21.74 |
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| Oversize BB spindle – large 22mm diameter chrome-moly hollow pipe billet spindle reduces weight, increases strength and rigidity | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Oversize BB spindle – large 22mm diameter chrome-moly hollow pipe billet spindle reduces weight, increases strength and rigidity spec is £24.99 |
| Octalink splined axle/crank arm interface – results in a more rigid crank assembly compared to square tapered spindle | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Octalink splined axle/crank arm interface – results in a more rigid crank assembly compared to square tapered spindle spec is £24.99 |
| Maintenance-free sealed cartridge design prevents corrosion and is easy to install | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Maintenance-free sealed cartridge design prevents corrosion and is easy to install spec is £54.99 |
| Aluminium adapter | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Aluminium adapter spec is £30.49 |
| Average weight: 250g | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Average weight: 250g spec is £24.99 |
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Reviews of Shimano 105 5500 Octalink Bottom Bracket
Customer reviews are one of the most important and useful aspects of buying bike products online. Particularly as there’s just such a vast range of choice. it can be the difference between buying rubbish yet expensive Bottom Brackets or cheap yet amazing ones. For those of you that are just looking for a bit of reassurance that you’re buying a decent product, then a quick review score can be enough. Shimano 105 5500 Octalink Bottom Bracket scored 4.2 out of 5 based on 33 customer reviews at Chain Reaction Cycles which puts it as one of the better reviewed Bottom Brackets available. If you’d like to take a bit more time to find out why it scored so well in these reviews just click the “Read Full Review” button and we’ll send you off to the product page at Chain Reaction Cycles where you can check out all the customer ratings. And don’t forget that Chain Reaction Cycles was also the cheapest source for Shimano 105 5500 Octalink Bottom Bracket in our search today, at £24.99.
Here are just a couple of interesting reviews that we picked out from verified customers:
Superior to the 7700 and great for the track by Crewdoglm, 29 December 2014, 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful Devoted Dura-Ace users will know that the 7700 (road) bottom bracket is not only expensive and rare, but extremely delicate. It is nearly impossible to install the soft alloy cups without deforming the tool indents ever so slightly. Cross-threading is easier and the life span of the thing is not great either. The 105 BB on the other hand, has robust steel where it counts and in fact, weighs the same as the 7710 TRACK BB. I am using the 105 BB in an Italian threaded track frame. (Shimano never made the 7710 BB in anything but BSA threading. (The Ultegra BB WAS so produced but is much harder to find than the 105.) It installs easily with the Shimano internal-splined tool and has no lock-ring to adjust – same sealed-bearing design as the 7710. I’m left to wonder if the 105 BB is basically the Dura-ace track version for a lot less. Recommended. Pros: no lock ring sealed positive tool engagement durable steel almost indistinguishible from dura-ace 7710 available in bsa and italian good hand weight/bludgeon for bare-knuckle fights Cons: heavy I found this review helpful I did not find this review helpful
Good by Buckers123, 1 June 2016, 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful It works well and was relatively easy to fit however doesn’t last all that long Pros: cheap Cons: short life span I found this review helpful I did not find this review helpful
Shimano 105 5500 Octalink Bottom Bracket – other options
With 888 Shimano products, 20 Shimano Bottom Brackets and 149 Bottom Brackets available from Chain Reaction Cycles you’re really not going to struggle for choice. Quite the opposite in fact, there’s just too much choice to make a simple decision. If you do want to read a few more reviews first though you can check more of our Bottom Brackets reviews out. Our top bit of advice is to set yourself a list of “must haves” whether that’s colour, features, price or size, make sure you stick with your list as that will save you a lot of time when hunting around online.
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