It looks like I need a new BB, and I figured this is a good excuse to upgrade my 2 year old deore cranks. But now I can’t quite decide if I can justify the extra cost of XTR over XT!

I’m only going to be upgrading the cranks + BB and keeping my rings. It looks like M970 XTR will cost me around £200, but XT will come in around £100. So, quite a difference.

And then there’s always the option of keeping my perfectly good (if a little worn and dull) deore cranks and buying a shiny new Hope BB.

What’s a man to do?

New BB for now… upgrade the whole lot when new drivechain needed! 😉

Buy a new shiny Chris King Bottom Bracket.

I used to ruin a headset a year at least (£30-340 region) until I got a Chris King headset. I’ve had it for 3 years now and its been on 4 frames.

I’m sure the Ck BB’s will be similar quality. Not much more than Hope either.

Doesn’t the ck bb need it’s stupid expensive grease tool to really get the benefit?