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Phil Wood BB -- Is it really worth it?
wrote in message ups.com... Hmmm, I must be living on borrowed time ... at 5K with my PW BB I was just starting to consider it broken in and ready for serious riding. I have no trouble with their warranties, and I have known them to bend over backward to help those with failures on tour. Just 2-3 years back there was a local guy touring Madagascar who had a failure, and PW expedited replacement parts out to Madagascar to get him back on the road. I have not had to take my PW BB in for service, yet. But I took my (1979) threaded PW rear hub back in 6 months ago for its first service. Bearing service was $25, the axle replacement was covered under warranty. That was a 25 year old hub, with lots of miles ... and they still replaced the axle at no charge. How many 25 year old hubs have any parts covered under warranty? I expect I will have similar service when the BB needs to go in, or my FSA or FSC hub. Assuming you bought your hub in 1979, it had a lifetime warranty on everything, including bearings -- but Phil changed the warranty unilaterally about 15 years ago, or maybe more. I just remember being ****ed off, because when I bought my first set of PW hubs in '75, I figured lifetime warranty meant my lifetime and not until someone decided otherwise. -- Jay Beattie. |
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Phil Wood BB -- Is it really worth it?
Agree, one advantage of Phil Wood bbs are the available of spindles and
cups not available anywhere else. For example, remember Suntour Superbe Pro? Those cranks are still available on the market at Rivendell and others. However, Suntour Superbe had its own taper spindle that is different than Campy's ISO or Shimano's JIS. Thus, you either have to find a Suntour Superbe bb, good luck with that, or get a Phil. I recently bought a used Phil magnesium/ti bb for $80. The previous owner claimed it had "less than 2500" miles. Smooth and extreme light, we will see how durable it is. Then again, Phil is located in SJ, about an hour drive from me! |
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