- Somebody give me some hope (F***ing ISIS content)
SKF BB? I have no experience of them but they have a needle roller on the driveside instead of a ball bearing so should last much better
Posted 8 years agoIsis is gash.
Posted 8 years ago2nd bottom bracket in about 6 rides. Crank bros cobalt one on its second ride. Creaking! Is it shot? Bolts came loose as well. Any tips advice? Could it be the cranks? Middleburns.
Posted 8 years agoMy Crank bros has never stopped properly creakin, unless I get it really muddy, but did seem to need a settling in period. Worth getting someone to crank the bolts up to the recommended torque perhaps?
On the plus side it hasn’t worn out in over a year…
Posted 8 years agoThe Superstar bb I had was doing ok, Then my cranks snapped.
Posted 8 years agoI shagged two crank brothers isis bb in a few months … bought a super star isis bb and its still going strong after about 8 months. Being an instructor / guide means they do get some hammer.
Posted 8 years agoMaybe your BB needs faced before putting in a new BB.
Posted 8 years agoThe issue with ISIS I believe is that there is not enough room for big enough ballbearings – hence they are marginal and fail – the SKF one uses a needle roller on the drive side which can take more load.
Posted 8 years agoEarly ISI ones were certainly shite but the newer ones all seem OK – mine have lasted a good while now (both RaceFace units), for a while when they first came out I was on first name terms with Race Face warrnty department as they sorted me out replacements!
Try facing the BB shell and follow the torque recommendations to the letter.
Posted 8 years agoMy (ST) Middleburns always creak for the first few rides.
Posted 8 years agodont worry, it’s irrelevant in the context of ISIS BBS.
but if you had outboard bearing BB cranks then some people say that you ought to have the outer faces of the BB shell aligned in plane with themselves using a tool that shaves the metal until both faces are parallel.
Posted 8 years agoI’d prefer the faces to be parallel, but perhaps I’m being old fashioned.
Posted 8 years agoyou never heard of the 90 degree crank system? 😉
(I was going to say perpendicular to the earth 🙂 )
Posted 8 years agoI tried four different cranks (Truvativ, Bonty, 2 x RF) with three different makes of BB (RF, Truvativ & SS) – all creaked to some degree, so I’ve ‘gone back’ to square taper.
Posted 8 years agoI jumped on the ISIS bandwagon when it very first rolled into town. The Raceface turbine cranks and signature XS bottom bracket have worked flawlessly. In all that time, I’ve only had the bottom bracket bearings changed once (it’s servicable). Not bad for something that’s gone through about 4 or 5 sets of chainrings in that time.
Posted 8 years agoI’ve been running an NC17 ISIS on my hardtail and I’ve had excellent performance out of it. No creaks or grinding and the bearings are still working well after a good years riding through everything our weather has to throw at us.
Posted 8 years agoI got an RF one as I thought I might get what I pay for, not with an RF one. Bought a second and ran a continuous warranty loop for a while. Now use Truvativ which give good service for the money and SKF which are faultless so far.
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