Are the Shimano road BBs as short-lived as the MTB ones?
I picked up a Defy cheap recently with a Sora crankset + BB with a lot of play in it and I’m not sure whether to go for a cheap Tiagra one or something more expensive (and hopefully better)…
I’ve never broken a BB (Shimano or Truvativ) and ride in all weathers, sandy terrain etc…I’ve always fitted traditional threaded/external cups myself and with loads of grease which I assume everyone does.
I don’t clean my bikes though which I think goes a long way to actually protecting components as bizarre as that sounds! The grease never gets washed away, my bikes have never seen detergent etc etc
