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Use it with the S300 crankset, it will be great!
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Keep the S300's BB, and sell the new RED GXP BB
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Poll: SRAM GXP Bottom Bracket?

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Old 04-30-11, 04:55 PM
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Poll: SRAM GXP Bottom Bracket?



I recently found myself with a spare GXP bottom bracket, and I am trying to decide what to do with it.

On one hand, I could throw the SRAM RED BB into the Prez and use the S300 crankset with that, or on the other hand I could just live with the S300's stock GXP and sell the RED's. What do you suggest?

Note: The Prez currently has the S300's stock GXP BB installed but I have yet to ride on it.
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it's ceramic but aside from saving ten grams and being infantesimally smoother(read: not enough to notice while biking around town), it's just a liability.

why do you want it? if you want it bad enough, put it on. is it better than the team gxp bb for riding around town? no.

if i were you i'd sell it and get a king, like pictured, because a king is a king and awesome simply because it's a king.
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Keep the Red BB as a spare or sell it off. You won't notice it when biking around town, and it's always good to have extra money for other goods.
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It depends on the application really, will el presidente make an appearance at the track? The difference is very negligible nonetheless, I only have mine because it came with my group and it only seems smoother and have less drag.

Never the less I say keep the red GXP for now, especially I presume you're out looking for a red crank for your 722 I presume.

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Old 04-30-11, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by cc700
it's ceramic but aside from saving ten grams and being infantesimally smoother(read: not enough to notice while biking around town), it's just a liability.

why do you want it? if you want it bad enough, put it on. is it better than the team gxp bb for riding around town? no.

if i were you i'd sell it and get a king, like pictured, because a king is a king and awesome simply because it's a king.
I guess I didn't inform well enough... That is my King BB (Originally bought for the Kilo) that I installed in my Leader 722-RS for my new SRAM RED crankset that I bought...

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It depends on the application really, will el presidente make an appearance at the track? The difference is very negligible nonetheless, I only have mine because it came with my group and it only seems smoother and have less drag.

Never the less I say keep the red GXP for now, especially I presume you're out looking for a red crank for your 722 I presume.
Looking is past tense... I have a spare RED GXP BB because of my recent RED purchase. At this point, I was just unsure if it would make more sense to throw it into El Presidente instead of using the stock S300 GXP BB...

I think I'll just throw the new GXP onto CL or trade it for something.


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Nice

Are you now going after the whole shabang?
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Originally Posted by Leukybear
Nice

Are you now going after the whole shabang?
I'm quite content with Force Derailleurs and Brakeset, RED Shifters and Crankset.

I had originally purchased a RED front derailleur, but it was cracked... After a bit of hunting, I decided to go with a Force, and got a matching rear Derailleur because I'm a little OCD. If I find a RED rear derailleur for the right price, I'll probably go ahead and get it and use the Force for a 1x10 project that I might take on.
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mmmm sram red... I have that crankset tattooed on my leg LOL... Anyway what are you wanting for that red BB?
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Sell it while the market is hot.
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Originally Posted by rustybrown
Sell it while the market is hot.
Yup especially with that sram blue coming out next year.
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