good bottom bracket
Davie mac
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can anybody recomend me a good bottom bracket im fed up replacing them every 4months or so,would it be worth while shelling out a bit extra for a hope one?
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Replacement bearings for the hopes are slightly more than a whole Deore unit. I run a deore still.0
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Chunkers1980 wrote:Replacement bearings for the hopes are slightly more than a whole Deore unit. I run a deore still.
tried most the cheap ones,superstars being the worst chocolate bearings,just want to know if hope would be better bet?0 -
Yes it would, but it's 4/5 times the cost and replacement bearings are more than a whole shimano unit.
I've got more life out of a shimano by forcing grease into it0 -
think im gona just hit the button then and order the hope,i know there pricey but if it lasts longer its worth while.0
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For what chainset?0
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Davie mac wrote:can anybody recomend me a good bottom bracket im fed up replacing them every 4months or so,would it be worth while shelling out a bit extra for a hope one?
If its an external BB have you had frame faced some frames are miles out of line. A good bike shop will have the tool and charge about £20 if you take bare frame in.Fig rolls: proof that god loves cyclists and that she wants us to do another lap0 -
^^This.stubs wrote:Davie mac wrote:can anybody recomend me a good bottom bracket im fed up replacing them every 4months or so,would it be worth while shelling out a bit extra for a hope one?
If its an external BB have you had frame faced some frames are miles out of line. A good bike shop will have the tool and charge about £20 if you take bare frame in.
Even the cheaper external BBs should last way longer than that.0 -
I have found that forcing waterproof grease into the bearing when new has been making them last longer.0
