Most durable external BB

izthewiz
izthewiz Posts: 154
edited September 2007 in MTB buying advice
Any opinions on the most durable external BB currently available? Recommendations for a crank to go with it? Budget £90 approx.

Thanks.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    shimano.

    take your pick.
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  • Will Snow
    Will Snow Posts: 1,154
    izthewiz wrote:
    Any opinions on the most durable external BB currently available? Recommendations for a crank to go with it? Budget £90 approx.

    Thanks.

    dura ace. Itll keep goin for miles.


    Oh wait, you wanted mtb??? Ok then, maybe you should tell us what actually do...
    i ride a hardtail
  • Scubar
    Scubar Posts: 453
    Shimano External BBs are the best available. LX/Hone would be a very good choice. I have both and they are extremely good BBs/Cranks.
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  • izthewiz
    izthewiz Posts: 154
    Many thanks folks. Shimano it is.
    Oh wait, you wanted mtb??? Ok then, maybe you should tell us what actually do...

    MTB (on-one Inbred). Sorry I didn't mention it before.
    The only bad view from the saddle is of the point of impact rising rapidly to meet you.
  • PaulL
    PaulL Posts: 17
    Go with XT hollowtech II and then when the bearing do go, contact Sideways cycles to have Phil Woods bearing pressed in for you (almost as expensive as replacement BB but last way longer).

    The rings will die first anyways but just replacement with Deore/LX (steel) rings or if your feeling rich Middleburn ones or even richer Ti ones....

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