Campagnolo's Super Record 13 groupset arrived as the brand's first 13-speed system, and the Quick Tech bottom bracket cups are the interface that mates that new ProTech crankset to your frame. The Quick Tech name refers to Campagnolo's revised installation approach — the cups thread or press into the shell, the crankset axle slides through, and a single preload adjustment sets the bearings without the fiddly shimming and torque sequencing the previous Ultra-Torque system required. For shops and home mechanics, that means a faster install with fewer ways to get it wrong.

The cups are sold in four shell-specific versions, so the first thing to confirm is what your frame uses. BSA threaded shells get the OC02-QCKBSA, Italian threaded shells take the OC02-QCKITA, and press-fit frames split between PressFit 86.5 (BB86 road, IC02-QCKBBR) and BB386EVO (IC02-QCKBB386). Picking the wrong standard is the most common mistake with bottom brackets, so check your frame's spec sheet or measure the shell width before ordering — 68mm for BSA, 70mm for Italian, 86.5mm for PressFit road, and 86.5mm for BB386EVO with its larger 46mm bore.

Inside each cup, Campagnolo uses Ultra-Torque-style bearings sized for the ProTech 25mm crankset axle. The bearings are sealed against water and contamination, and the cup bodies are machined to hold the bearing seats square to the shell, which is where cheaper bottom brackets give up watts to misalignment. Campagnolo specs these as a service item paired with the Super Record 13 ProTech crankset, and they're the only bottom bracket cups validated for that crankset's preload system.... Read More