Sram gxp bottom bracket options

paulc33
paulc33 Posts: 254
edited March 2014 in Road buying advice
I've just bought a sram force crank, and need a gxp bottom bracket.

Been reading up on SRAMs own gxp team bb and the reviews are all poor.

What other options are out there to work with this crank?

What do people recommend and should I go for ceramic??
2015 Specialized S-Works Tarmac - Ultegra Di2 (7.0kg)
Kinesis Aithein - Ultegra mechanical (7.3kg)
Kinesis Maxlight Xc130 - xt/ xtr (11.3kg)


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Comments

  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    I've got a Hope Ceramic on one of my bikes with SRAM Force - but the drive side bearing needs replacing at £30 a go. I'd stick with the standard Hope (with the Truvativ converter) myself - bearings are available as spares but still quite dear at about £15ea
  • mattv
    mattv Posts: 992
    If fitted correctly I've never seen any real issues with GXP bottom brackets. Ensure the frame is faced, and it's very tight into the frame. I wouldn't ever bother with the ceramic version (unless it's a top level race bike). £35 for the standard "team" bb is steep enough!
  • verloren
    verloren Posts: 337
    I currently have http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/index.ph ... 15mkf4mk87 (the currently sold out ceramic one), which seems to work well. But then I've never had problems with the SRAM ones either.
    '09 Enigma Eclipse with SRAM.
    '10 Tifosi CK7 Audax Classic with assorted bits for the wet weather
    '08 Boardman Hybrid Comp for the very wet weather.

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