When the time comes to improve the performance of the components on your bike one of the things to consider might be a replacement of your Italian-threaded bottom bracket with the CeramicSpeed ITA Shimano Road Coated Bottom Bracket. With all the pieces necessary to install 24mm diameter spindle cranks into an ITA shell this kit is for those with cranks from Shimano, FSA, Rotor and others. Now you can upgrade your bike’s Italian-threaded bottom bracket for super round, super smooth pedalling action, and happy days ahead! Italian-threaded bottom bracket shells are typically found on Italian-brand road bikes and thanks to the popularity of Italian road bike design ITA BB’s still have a following. The drive-side cup needs to be properly secured, but once that’s done, the system is excellent. 24mm cranks work better when mated to CeramicSpeed bearings. The shell measures 70mm wide and has a 35mm inner diameter. CeramicSpeed bearings are pressed into threaded cups, and then threaded into the frame. When it comes to CeramicSpeed bearings you have two choices. The first choice is the low drag, long life Standard Bearing, with hardened-steel races and super round CeramicSpeed balls. The second choice is this CS Coated Bearing, which uses (more...)