Superstar bottom bracket?

billybodger
billybodger Posts: 31
edited September 2012 in MTB buying advice
Im looking to replace my race face bb ( didnt last long :( ) Have seen superstar ones at a reasonable price but total bad reviews ? or sould i just splash the cash and go for a Hope one? Any experiences with any of them?

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  • Jolly Swagman
    Jolly Swagman Posts: 100
    I read the reviews on Superstar for all of the Angletech and they seem to have a high rate of seize. I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole based on that.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    get your BB shell faced or at least checked.
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  • billybodger
    billybodger Posts: 31
    Yes will check the BB shell out. Have had a look around on the net and have seen some upgraded replacement bearings for the RF BB for £20,come compleat with better seals so they say. Ill make sure the bearing preload washers are all ok and give them a go.
  • Kiwi Kranker
    Kiwi Kranker Posts: 416
    What nick said.

    I tried a superstar ceramic a couple of years ago, didnt last long at all, was ok while it worked (like most things) but I chewed through it very quickly and my BB was faced before it went in.
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  • b45her
    b45her Posts: 147
    raceface BB's are terrible, just get a shimano BB they last forever and are cheap as chips .
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  • billybodger
    billybodger Posts: 31
    Checked out the BB face an they ok.Got some enduro bearings for the RF cups trough today all fitted and up and running ok will see how long it lasts.
  • billybodger
    billybodger Posts: 31
    Checked out the BB face an they ok.Got some enduro bearings for the RF cups trough today all fitted and up and running ok will see how long it lasts.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    How did you 'check out the BB face' exactly?

    Realistically the only way to do it cheaply is with a facing tool.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • billybodger
    billybodger Posts: 31
    With a big vernier caliper,screwed in the BB cups (no washers) and tightend them up and just mesured across the faces. Had a difference of about .2 of a mm so think that ok. Got an advantage as i have access to these things. Yes would cost a bit to get one just for this job!

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