New Shimano BB design
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New Shimano BB design
Does anyone know if the bearings in the new(ish) Shimano 6800, 9000, XTR, etc. bottom brackets are smaller than the previous generations? I recently got my hands on the Dura Ace BB9000 and noticed a profound difference in the size of the cups when compared to the DA 7900 BB it's replacing. There is a significant drop in weight in the newer design (110 g to 70 g IIRC) and the bearings are probably the heaviest part of those BBs, so it's hard to imagine losing close to 50 g from just seal redesign and more extensive machining of the cups.
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As long as they are the same ID, and fit the frame- doesn't much matter. However, I'd want to have both in hand and weight them myself. 40 gams is significant in what was originally a 110g part. Put their feet to the fire.
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How would that not matter? Smaller bearings mean a shorter service life if I'm not mistaken. I'm really not interested in anything else when it comes to BBs. I installed the cups before I weighed them because I'm stupid and impatient but I do remember they felt noticeably lighter than the 7900 BB they replaced.
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How would that not matter? Smaller bearings mean a shorter service life. I'm really not interested in anything else when it comes to BBs. I installed the cups before I weighed them because I'm stupid and impatient but I do remember they felt noticeably lighter than the 7900 BB they replaced.
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How would that not matter? Smaller bearings mean a shorter service life. I'm really not interested in anything else when it comes to BBs. I installed the cups before I weighed them because I'm stupid and impatient but I do remember they felt noticeably lighter than the 7900 BB they replaced.
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Gotcha. Well time will tell if the seal redesign worked, though I've always had good experiences with Shimano BBs (at least compared to GXP). Thanks for the input.
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