Threadless Bottom Brackets
05-12-10, 12:52 AM
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Threadless Bottom Brackets
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?
05-12-10, 07:44 AM
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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.
05-12-10, 09:09 AM
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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...
05-12-10, 10:42 AM
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05-12-10, 12:04 PM
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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?
05-12-10, 08:04 PM
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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!
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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!
