Truvativ GXP Cups - Possible upgrades?

chick0
chick0 Posts: 338
edited April 2010 in MTB buying advice
The bearings in the non-drive side of my GXP are gone, can some body suggest some possible upgrade options that will work with my current chain set / axle. I know Hope do cups that work, but needs a conversion kit which i don't fancy..



http://www.evanscycles.com/products/...-cups-ec009067

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/...black-ec009044
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... ucts_id=65

    :)
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  • chick0
    chick0 Posts: 338
    I'm thinking of going to for the 2010 Chris King GXP.

    http://chrisking.com/bottombracket
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  • peter413
    peter413 Posts: 4,909
    I know you said you didn't want to mess around with adaptors in the Hope but its a simple case of just knocking them in and you are away

    Here is a video how to do it:

    http://www.hopegb.com/page_mep_force_57.html
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  • chick0
    chick0 Posts: 338
    peter413 wrote:
    I know you said you didn't want to mess around with adaptors in the Hope but its a simple case of just knocking them in and you are away

    Here is a video how to do it:

    http://www.hopegb.com/page_mep_force_57.html


    Thanks, this Hope video clears up the reasons for there adapters.

    Still leaning towards the Chris King cups, as they come with a 5-year warranty..
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  • peter413
    peter413 Posts: 4,909
    The Chris king BB cost about twice as much as the Hope though and new bearings for the Hope only costs 20 quid and the adaptor costs a tenner.

    Up to you though but I would go for the hope
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  • chick0
    chick0 Posts: 338
    peter413 wrote:
    The Chris king BB cost about twice as much as the Hope though and new bearings for the Hope only costs 20 quid and the adaptor costs a tenner.

    Up to you though but I would go for the hope

    Well im still undecided on which to go for, but if i do go for Hope, i will opt for the Ceramic version which i have found for £83.40 including the GXP Converters.

    The best price i have found for the Chris King cups is £86.99, but i have yet to track down the GXP compatible cups online in the UK, im still unsure if there available in the UK yet.

    Replacement Ceramic bearings are around £27 for the Hope, so even if i only have to replace the bearings once, the Hope Cups will end up the more expensive option due to the 5 year warranty on the Chris King bearings .
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  • frogstomp
    frogstomp Posts: 412
    I'm in a similar situation and saw these - am i right in thinking that for that price they're not the ceramic bearings that are normally talked about..? I'm guessing it's an error in the description...
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    I imagine they're the stainless bearings, not the ceramic ones.
    I'd get the Superstar ones over those though, they looked better sealed than the Truvativs, and are a few quid cheaper.
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  • chick0
    chick0 Posts: 338
    frogstomp wrote:
    I'm in a similar situation and saw these - am i right in thinking that for that price they're not the ceramic bearings that are normally talked about..? I'm guessing it's an error in the description...

    The Ceramic version retails for a lot more, the best i have seen them for is £130.

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=33920
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  • frogstomp
    frogstomp Posts: 412
    Would the Gusset EXT24 bottom brackets work with a GXP crank? They do a ceramic version for a very reasonable £50..
  • andyrm
    andyrm Posts: 550
    Get the Hope. End of story.

    Bomb proof, really well sealed, uses standard bearings you can get from any bearing supplier for next to nothing and the adapter is a 10 second job to fit.

    Plus of course don't forget Hope kit is build for UK weather rather than Californian sunshine......
  • frogstomp
    frogstomp Posts: 412
    andyrm wrote:
    Plus of course don't forget Hope kit is build for UK weather rather than Californian sunshine......

    Gusset are a UK company so I would hope (no pun intended!) they are too..

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