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My old BB was starting to make a noise , I'll change the bearings......but the sneaky sods at Truvativ take off the bearing size ....damn you!!
So I start to look for a new BB.....ooooh ceramic balls Truvativ ........how much!!!......real dear in a English thread BB.
But then I found the Italian thread ceramic BB was about £40......thatll do me
1/2 hr cutting the cups to take the bearings out and 1.5hr knocking out the old bearings and replacing them with the new carbon ones......teh da!!......
Truvativ black box ceramic balls in English thread cups...£40........instead of £120
And yes I have brought the cheap eBay ones for £20 ceramic ball........lasted about 6 months.....pooop
Ha, he's bought another Truvativ BB. 🙄 😉
best way to deal with truvativ BB....
remove cranks
bin
fit a real shimano HT2 crank set up...
best way to deal with truvativ BB....remove cranks
bin
I've mixed results. A Stylo crankset ate Truvativ BBs at a rate of one every six months, although that improved somewhat when I fitted a gutter seal BB. I eventually replaced this with SLX and I never had to replace the BB again.
My PF30 bike developed a rough sounding BB within a month of purchase, however, eight months on it hasn't got any worse and the cranks still spin.
Or get a Token GXP converter for £5 and put it in any ht2 BB.