I stripped the Hope ceramic BB and thought I’d give it a go with the old bearings.
I only just realised how little room there is between the axle and the plastic tube.
I managed to dribble some light gear oil down there anyway.
Another thing I only just found out is that Hope cups have got a little cut out, almost as if it’s meant for a grease gun.
It can’t be, because the bearings are sealed both sides.
It does mean though, that if you dismantle a Hope BB, remove the inner seals from the bearings, then refit the bearings, you could then regrease them by simply removing the cups. No need to disturb, and risk damaging, the outer seal.
By the way, I’m using Truvativ cranks, so that’s the aluminium adapters you can see in the picture above, not the bearing it’s self. Another reason why I want to avoid removing and refitting the seals.