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Any good? Had a look at BEER and problem solver PF30 eccentric (sort of) bbs but noticed the wood works on 'normal' bbs. Just wondered about bearings lifespan, think the eccentricker (sp?) bearings got a bad rep? Ta
I use the Forward Components one on an old ti frame which is a similar sort of thing in theory, though not as convincing in execution. It uses Hope or Enduro sized bearings, but has the achilles heel of having no additional seal beyond the bearing seal itself, which may work in California or southern Spain, but leaves a little to be desired in the UK. Lining it up is also a ball ache of a job, which probably doesn't help bearing life much either.
Looking at the Philcentric pics, it seems a bit better thought out and possibly better sealed, but the special tools seem available only to shops, which is a bit of deal-breaker for me. Who the hell in the UK is going to have one of those? Sideways I guess?
Be interested to see you get on if you do get one. One of the downsides of the Forward one I have is that it's hard to align the eccentric cups accurately, which can't be a good thing, the Philcentric looks better on that count. But how much...
What is nice about BBs of this type, is you get a nice, clean, rear end with no sliding drop-outs of random tensioners or oddness. Very neat.
I have one.
I got it when I was speccing my Fatbike and I wanted to run an Alfine. The 9zero7 frames available at that time didn't have any way to do this so the Philcentric EBB was the chosen solution.
As it turned out, I didn't really get on with the Alfine idea on the Fatbike so the EBB only had a few rides before it was removed.
The alignment tool was going to be an issue (especially as I needed an extra long one for the Fatbike BB shell) but the shop just ordered one in and sent it to me with the EBB.
The EBB isn't light - you'll have worked that out already - and I'm not particularly enamoured of the idea that the [i]initial[/i] alignment depends on the cups being Loctited into position. However, I'm assured that it all works fine once installed.
The bearings are a standard size, so easily replaceable if you need to. There's a plastic "shim/seal" between the bearing and crank axle that would need to be popped out if you were doing the replacement (like Shimano I guess). I bought a couple extra shims just in case I ever bodged it and they were no longer available.
I'm not sure I'll get around to using it at all now - I've just ordered a Salsa El Mariachi frame that has slidey dropouts - so might be interested in a sale.
Edit: Just seen that Aspire Velotech are selling the EBB [i]with[/i] the alignment tool, so no probs on that score.
Yeah the phil wood uses normal sized bearings (and wood so hopefully decent quality) Not cheap at £135 from tokyo fixed, not sure if they or sideways have the tool? Thread on here from a while back suggested that druidh (i think?) got the tool via CRC and someone on retro bike has the tool too. However, if it's just the initial set up then maybe not too bad.
Ideally I'd get a proper ss frame but was thinking of getting a disc cx frame next year - plastic or ti and then putting one of these on. Actually ideally I'd get vertigo or speedvagen to build me something with an ebb and discs 😀
EDIT: that post wasn't there when I posted!
I did wonder when you said Anchorage!