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Originally Posted by Synack42
Heh, that's kinda where I was going in the back of my mind I suppose. What kind of mileage should you expect afterwards with a cup and cone setup? I've got ~1,500 miles logged so far this year for reference.
It depends. Do you ride in wet conditions? Dirty conditions? Is the bottom bracket one with rubber seals or one without? All of those are going to have an impact on how long you can go between rebuilds. I’d say that 1500 miles is somewhat close to the max.
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