meb
05-12-10, 12:52 AM
Would I damage BB shell threads if I used a threadless bottom bracket in there?
One candidate is chromoly the other aluminum?
One candidate is chromoly the other aluminum?
Bicycle Mechanics - Threadless Bottom Brackets
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Dan Burkhart
05-12-10, 07:44 AM
Would I damage BB shell threads if I used a threadless bottom bracket in there?
One candidate is chromoly the other aluminum?
My recumbent came new with a threadless bottom bracket, don't ask me why, it had a threaded shell. I replaced it after a couple of years with a thread in cartridge. There was no apparent damage to the threads.
One candidate is chromoly the other aluminum?
My recumbent came new with a threadless bottom bracket, don't ask me why, it had a threaded shell. I replaced it after a couple of years with a thread in cartridge. There was no apparent damage to the threads.
larry_llama
05-12-10, 09:09 AM
If your threads are OK, you will get a better quality BB for your money by buying a threaded cartridge. Unless you spend a LOT of money, the threadless ones are mediocre quality...
HillRider
05-12-10, 10:42 AM
If your threads are OK, you will get a better quality BB for your money by buying a threaded cartridge. Unless you spend a LOT of money, the threadless ones are mediocre quality...
+1. Most of them aren't good enough to be called even mediocre.
+1. Most of them aren't good enough to be called even mediocre.
BCRider
05-12-10, 12:04 PM
I've got an old late 80's Canondale touring bike that recently stripped out the BB shell threading. I was planning on picking up a threadless BB from Velo Orange. But are there any better ones that you folks can suggest?
larry_llama
05-12-10, 08:04 PM
Never used one but VO is a great company who will stand behind their products. I have used YST and they work, but they do not last terribly long, and I even had a new one come straight from the box with play in the bearings and no adjustment potential to fix it. But for $12 or whatever they cost (definitely under $20) you could replace it every couple of years if you had to. They are better than throwing a frame away!
operator
05-12-10, 08:08 PM
Never used one but VO is a great company who will stand behind their products. I have used YST and they work, but they do not last terribly long, and I even had a new one come straight from the box with play in the bearings and no adjustment potential to fix it. But for $12 or whatever they cost (definitely under $20) you could replace it every couple of years if you had to. They are better than throwing a frame away!
You will be replacing the YST every few weeks if you actually ride your bike. Not years. A $60 b.b that seems to put more emphasis on aesthetics than on function, yeah I wouldn't be surprised if it sucked. It's quite hard to make a bottom bracket that sucks more than the YST, that being said.
You will be replacing the YST every few weeks if you actually ride your bike. Not years. A $60 b.b that seems to put more emphasis on aesthetics than on function, yeah I wouldn't be surprised if it sucked. It's quite hard to make a bottom bracket that sucks more than the YST, that being said.