Shimano Singapore bottom brackets are not so good
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Shimano Singapore bottom brackets are not so good
Beware the bottom brackets made in Singapore are not what the old Japanese ones used to be.
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Is it a cartridge or cups and a spindle? What happened with it?
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A lot of Shimano's lower lines are sourced from Malaysia or Singapore. And I agree, not comparable to their Japanese made stuff.
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