Bottom Bracket - is there any advantage using Saint?
mcnultycop
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I currently run the standard BB51 bottom bracket that came with the Deore cranks I have on my Scandal. I'm looking on CRC and was going to get the XT/SLX/Zee 68/73mm BB but then saw the Saint BB. It is £6 more expensive than XT one, is it worth paying the extra? It's gold. I don't run a chain device so the extra thread they say it offers is if no advantage to me.
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I had a Saint on my old SX Trail and it wasn't any better than any other BB I've used. I wouldn't even pay the extra for XT to be honest, unless there's only pennies difference over Zee or SLX.Current:
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XT/Zee/SLX are all the same thing in the world of bottom brackets.
I've got a Deore spare I think, might just throw that on.0 -
Deore are pretty rubbish - badly sealed. XT will easily last twice as long, XTR longer than that, so well worth the difference in my opinion.I don't do smileys.
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£25 for the XTR. I'll throw the spare Deore on and run that until it dies and put an XTR in my basket next time I have a CRC voucher.
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