So these new fangled external BBs... Talk to me.

bren · Feb 1, 2014

Swapping my square taper L&M cranks for M960s after an impulse eBay session. The not XTR Shimano BB supplied has a lumpy bearing so I'm going to fit a new'un, but what?

My first thought was Hope; pockets aren't deep enough.

Superstar; lots of options, bad reviews. (Although my superstar wheel set got mixed reviews, I'm more than happy with them)

Magpie fodder off eBay? Token, Aerozine

Nukeproof; live up to its name?

Shimano; thinking m970, cheap and obvious choice?

Any bargains out there that I've overlooked?

Cheers

lewisfoto · Feb 1, 2014

FSA Mega Exo?

Matthews · Feb 1, 2014

Hope , they're worth it , fit and forget , mines been in 3 frames so far over 3 years and still spins as smooth as new , it also gets covered in crap at least every weekend if not more.

Dead Rats · Feb 2, 2014

+1 for Hope, but also impressed with my RaceFace X-Type which is HTII compatible.

BertR00t · Feb 2, 2014

Lot of folk complain about race face but never had a problem with them. Had a Hope ceramic which is great, a Hope stainless which was also good and the only external one I have had issues with was an XT one that the drive side bearings exploded on.

FluffyChicken · Feb 2, 2014

Or claen and regrease the bearings?

bren · Feb 2, 2014

Thanks guys.
Seal has gone on the supplied bb, looked a bit brown in there. I have a sneaking suspicion that it's a road version anyway.

A trip to the LBS this arvo turned out well. I was very taken with the hope stainless in black, especially £2 cheaper than crc, but alas I voted with my wallet and came away with an XT level Shimano jobbie for £25.
Being silver it won't look great against the yellow frame, but I've not ruled out the hope for the future.

ba57ards · Feb 3, 2014

aerozine bb and headsets ive never had a problem with cheap too

and anno colours

Sketchyxup · Feb 5, 2014

Shimano are fine.

rosstheboss · Feb 5, 2014

IIRC the Raceface ones which were supplied with cranksets were pony, the aftermarket ones were ok. I replaced my raceface with a shimano one and all has been well for a long time now.

So these new fangled external BBs... Talk to me.

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