Just put in a Shimano one and forget about it for the rest of the life of the bike.
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"Owen" <
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> On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 20:16:17 +1000, Jeff Westwood wrote:
>
> > My LBS Suggested that it is common practice to install low quality BB's
in
> > new bikes because the buyer cannot tell the difference. If this is true you may find that a LX
> > equipped bike doesn't have an LX quality BB and
may
> > result in this being the first component to require replacement.
>
>
> I suspect that applied in my case. In the end
>
> The bottom bracket wasn't a sealed unit, I was able to pull it apart One ball race had been
> chewed up, the other about to go. All this after 13 months/10,000k
>
> This now raises a maintenance issue for me. The bike was new Jan 03. Starting Nov, I had to
> regrease the front wheel, it had become caked. Next I had to do the pedals, they were in the same
> state. Had to replace a spoke on the back wheel, so I redid the bearings in that, looked like they
> were about seize up, and now the bottom crank.
>
> Looks like I had better plan on regreasing everything every 6months/5000K which seems to be an
> awfully short time. Maybe should check the headset now.
>
>
> --
> Owen