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SLX vs Hope?

Japanese tech versus Lancashire grit?

I love Shimano stuff but their BB's on road and MTB last a couple of winters

Ive run Hope for the last 2y on my bikes and they still seem OK

Trying to justify the extra cash, but not sure I should do it now or wait until the SLX kicks the bucket.

The sensible answer is, of course, use the slx until it dies, then buy aftermarket. From the moment you fit the slx until the moment it dies, you will kick yourself and scan your favourite retailers for Hope bargains.

Of course you could compromise by overtightening the preload on the slx and hasten it's demise.....

Hope is nice- though, on the other hand, costs about 5 times more than an SLX bottom bracket and doesn't last 5 times longer. But you already have an SLX, and it takes about 5 minutes to change a BB, so use that obviously.

I have Hope in mine

Get a hope, put it in. clean up the slx and put it away as a spare so you can still ride if the hope bearings finally wear out at a bad time.

go on, you know you want to. it's the reason you've asked.

I don't care if five SLX BBs last longer than one Hope BB, I'd rather I didn't have to waste my time changing them and feeling annoyed that I was throwing things away that should have lasted longer if they were properly designed/manufactured. Coming round to 3 years on my Hope BB on my sole MTB used a couple of times a week for a few hours at a time on average, plus a short daily commute until recently, in all weathers.

ChiefGG - any maintenance on the Hope BB (bearing swap or regrease) in those three years?

Just under two years back the BB was transplanted from a Boardman HT to a Soul but I don't think my LBS did anything other than unscrewing it from one frame and screwing it into the other. I've never done anything to that region myself, apart from greasing the crank axle when changing chainrings.