Very small rant about press fit bottom brackets… – Page 2 – Bike Forum

matlockmeat · 2017-01-07T13:36:06Z

So I've hated the press fit bottom bracket standard ever since it came out. I think it's utter sh1te. To the point where I would not consider a frame unless it was good old threaded. Threaded to me is far superior. I know the manufacturers bang on about bigger contact area to join to and all that b0llocks but there are a lot of high end frames still using threaded and they don't have a problem. Press fit was basically a standard that was not needed. Luckily I don't and won't own a press sh1t bb/frame. Really can't see any advantage. This all started because a mate asked me to look at his poorly bike. Upon inspection the BB is snagged. It's a nylon cup sram jobbie that must have cost a few pence to produce and sram want an eye watering £36 for one! Where is the progression? My shimano threaded BB has lasted me ages, it has metal cups which I can take out with ease without having new and expensive tools. I think the BB was £15. It's made me realise how much better a threaded BB shell is but it also got me thinking. Why have we never had threaded headtubes and screw in head set cups. I think they sound be great. I'd never really thought about it until I felt a press fit BB was a step back. Now over the years I've had about 4 frames warranties die to loose headset cups, starts off with a creak under hard braking and before you know it they were creaking like crazy which is the same thing everyone complains about with press fit bb's... bl00dy creaks! So has any manufacturer ever done a threaded headtube? There must be a reason why they don't do them and surely it can't just be a cost only thing.

kayla1

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😆 I had had a really crappy morning yesterday, and probably too much coffee. Sorry for being a cow!

edit- genuine apology, by the way.

Posted : 10/01/2017 11:13 am

Skankin_giant

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Dorset_Knob - (See also Lefty forks. They can't be right, either.)

Works for cars, aircraft...etc can't be all wrong.

sq225917 - Praxis Collet type BB's.

Been looking at those as I'm not 100% convinced on press fit though my Cannondale has given me no reason to complain, not sure they will work with my cranks though, don't really want to spend out on cranks if I don't need to...

Cheers, Steve

Posted : 10/01/2017 11:56 am

unclesomebody

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press fit isn't the problem per se. It's bad implementations and shoddy tolerances.

I got a bb infinite one and it's perfect. Well worth importing from the states. No creaks!

Posted : 10/01/2017 12:03 pm

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