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[Closed] Tell me about External BB Cranksets then? Are they Shi'ite?

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The other advantage of external BB's is that the bearings are cheap & easy to replace.

That depends how often you replace them 🙂


 
Posted : 29/03/2009 12:48 pm
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ISIS - Filth

There are some good uns as well as the bad - FSA seem to last me fine, and SKF are awesome quality.

HTII have been rubbish in my experience - one lasted 3 rides!


 
Posted : 29/03/2009 2:43 pm
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Certainly cheaper than a new BB

cheaper than £5.50 ?

and as flexability would reduce effeciency they would be the first to bin them

evidence please. Even if the cranks DID flex, this would not absorb energy in elastic bending, so it's not obvious that it would affect efficiency


 
Posted : 29/03/2009 8:27 pm
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cheaper than £5.50 ?

Where sells BBs for that price?


 
Posted : 29/03/2009 10:22 pm
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Where sells BBs for that price?

Secondhand.


 
Posted : 29/03/2009 10:46 pm
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Where sells BBs for that price?

UN26 from Parker International


 
Posted : 29/03/2009 10:48 pm
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7.15 plus 3.95 postage. You could easily get a decent set of bearings for a tenner 😀


 
Posted : 30/03/2009 11:11 am
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7.15 plus 3.95 postage.

I can't find them on that site any longer, but there was no postage charge.


 
Posted : 30/03/2009 11:19 am
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