BB30 on fewer c'dales for 2009
12-30-08, 01:16 AM
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Agreed, but I'd like to add sealed to your list of post-cotter pin.
Some really awesome bb's require too much maintenance for bbs. The Dura-Ace octalink's being notorious for this. Awesome bb's but they require taking apart and regreasing as part of routine maintenance. That's a little annoying.
You can tell that I'm young, right?
Some really awesome bb's require too much maintenance for bbs. The Dura-Ace octalink's being notorious for this. Awesome bb's but they require taking apart and regreasing as part of routine maintenance. That's a little annoying.
You can tell that I'm young, right?
Yeah, I hear you.
12-30-08, 05:04 AM
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I think BB30 in the future will be this press-in type, with no snap-rings/C-clips and no separate spindle.
12-30-08, 06:15 AM
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ya, that's exactly what i need, get c'dale to start outsourcing their BB30 cranks to zipp, that'll make the price come down.... 
12-30-08, 06:47 AM
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I could barely get my bike going when I had a square taper BB. It was just such hard work, I could feel it flopping round and bending all over the place. When I got octalink, it was a lot better, but when they introduced HT 2 my octalink suddenly started to feel really bendy too. I couldn't keep up with people on that flats if they had external BB's, it was awful. So I got HT 2 and yea, verily, twas as stiff as Godzillas *****, and all of a sudden I could ride at twice the speed I could before. I look forward to getting a BB30 with ceramic bearings, I won't even have to pedal...
12-30-08, 07:07 AM
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Making a kilometer blurry
12-30-08, 07:58 AM
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Everytime I read about someone buying into hype, I can imagine that there are hundreds, possibly thousands of naive people just like that person willing to spend and reinvigorate the economy. Then again, if they're doing it on credit though..... oh ****, it's digging a deeper hole.
12-30-08, 08:18 AM
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Making a kilometer blurry
Yeah, the economy has been propped up on "wants" for so long, that it doesn't seem like there's anything left when people are mostly worrying about the "needs." A society dependent on disposable purchases due to planned obsolescence can't go on forever.
12-30-08, 11:05 AM
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FWIW there were a few models of SRAM cranks on our team's 2009 order form that are BB30. All Red series I believe.
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12-30-08, 12:32 PM
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If by "badass" you mean "fraught with problems" then I agree 100%. I can't wait to get rid of my SI cranks, I'm on my 3rd set on a 2-year-old bike (stupid manufacturer keeps replacing them at no charge. Guess I should be grateful...)
12-30-08, 12:56 PM
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FWIW, I can't tell any difference between my BB30 S-Works cranks and my S900 cranks (w/Quarq) on the same bike. That said, between the adapter and the heavier bb & crank, it's about a 3/4 pound penalty to be running that crank, so I look forward to the S-Works compatible version of the Quarq.
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I haven't seen one of the RED equiped bikes yet, but i think they're doing the same thing as zipp, and just making BB30 compatible external cups which is kinda like 2 steps forward and 1 step back. Albeit, it's easier to implement.
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What the frack is up with that?
(I'll probably still buy it though -
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01-08-09, 07:17 PM
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This is incorrect-the Red crank is a true BB30 setup with bearings in the BB shell.
01-08-09, 09:01 PM
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yeah retail partners get 60% discounts on that stuff same goes for gps units like tom tom i could get 40% off from them too.
01-09-09, 07:13 AM
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If feel so sad for the 98% of the cycling public who is without this technology. Their riding experience can't begin until they invest in a frame with two constants, and an even number attached to the BB. It's just not fair.
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01-09-09, 01:14 PM
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It's such a pity that the 12-16 hours a week I will have layed down for the 11 weeks leading up to the season will have been in vain. How can I ever hope to get the points I need to get to Cat3 with this archaic Octalink BB and 105 crankset, it only has NINE speeds. I am doomed.
