|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
BB's longevity
How long is road bike Bottom Brackets (BB) life in distance?
Do I have to replace my Campagnolo AC-H BB every year (7000 km)? |
Ads |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
BB's longevity
Leon wrote:
How long is road bike Bottom Brackets (BB) life in distance? Until it fails. Do I have to replace my Campagnolo AC-H BB every year (7000 km)? Heavens no. Bill "really" S. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
BB's longevity
Leon wrote:
How long is road bike Bottom Brackets (BB) life in distance? Do I have to replace my Campagnolo AC-H BB every year (7000 km)? Cartridge bottom brackets last a really long time... Usually the way they fail is that water/dirt gets into them and you can feel the grittiness. I rode a low end rigid steel Raleigh mountain bike for 4 years in college and abused the heck out of the thing, riding everywhere standing up, leaving it out in the rain. After 4 years the bottom bracket SPINDLE finally snapped in half :-) |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
BB's longevity
Leon wrote:
How long is road bike Bottom Brackets (BB) life in distance? Do I have to replace my Campagnolo AC-H BB every year (7000 km)? One should last at least a few years at that rate. But it will wear out prematurely if fitted tightly to a frame with some problem that causes the bearings to bind. ~PB |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
BB's longevity
Leon wrote: How long is road bike Bottom Brackets (BB) life in distance? Do I have to replace my Campagnolo AC-H BB every year (7000 km)? hardly. If smooth and no play, just ride it. I have seen these inexpensive but very smooth BBs last for years and many kms. Make sure the frame is prepped as the cups live against the BB shell edges. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
BB's longevity
Thanks for the advices, everybody.
"Leon" wrote in message ... How long is road bike Bottom Brackets (BB) life in distance? Do I have to replace my Campagnolo AC-H BB every year (7000 km)? |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
BB's longevity
Bottom bracket in my newest bike is fine after 18000 miles (3 years), I
won't consider replacing it unless there is an obvious problem (if it runs smooth with no play then it is fine for a few more miles yet). |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
BB's longevity
On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:29:31 GMT, "Leon" wrote:
How long is road bike Bottom Brackets (BB) life in distance? Do I have to replace my Campagnolo AC-H BB every year (7000 km)? From an article I posted here earlier this year: "An anecdote: Many years ago I replaced the cup and cone BB on my late '80s Trek 1400 with a UN-53 cartridge unit. I liked the idea of a cartridge BB so much I decided to replace the Dura Ace cup and cone unit in my Vitus 992 with an appropriate cartridge, but only when the cup and cone wore out. I decided to ride it until I heard a "crunch, crunch, crunch". Five years later I though it was time for a complete refurb on that bike. I pulled the BB out and it still looked great, so when I put the bike back together I put the old BB back in, only I used new balls, eliminated the cages, and added a ball to each side. "About three weeks ago I pulled that bike apart again and the races still look like new. I'm planning on reassembling it with the old BB still in place, but again with new balls. "So the bike is now entering its fourteenth season with the original BB still going strong. I've long since lost track of the mileage on that bike but it has to be in excess of 50,000." jeverett3ATearthlinkDOTnet http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3 |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
BB's longevity
I don't care how much you abused it if a bottom bracket lasts only 4
years with daily use then you got ripped off. In my opinion, a decent bottom bracket should last at least a decade or 10,000 mi, whichever comes first. - Don Gillies San Diego, CA |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
BB's longevity
|
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Bikes With Short Top Tubes and High Front Ends - WAS:Interpreting Serotta Fit Cycle Data For Other Manufacturers? | itsfred | General | 6 | April 4th 05 10:28 PM |
Bikes With Short Top Tubes and High Front Ends - WAS:Interpreting Serotta Fit Cycle Data For Other Manufacturers? | Mike Jacoubowsky | Techniques | 4 | April 4th 05 10:28 PM |
Nexus longevity? | Oldskoolskater | UK | 22 | August 26th 04 04:22 PM |
Do aluminum frames wear out? | Chris Hansen | General | 172 | April 29th 04 10:18 AM |
saddle longevity | Jean | Techniques | 4 | November 3rd 03 07:56 PM |