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Old 04-30-10 | 11:48 AM
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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...

Originally Posted by flammenwurfer
how long have you been using this yst bb? It's not going on a high dollar bike, so it doesn't need to be top of the line. If I were to go with the one VO sells, I will be paying as much for a bottom bracket as I did for the whole bike.

I put the bike together only a couple months ago, and have probably ridden it less than 100 miles; I doubt it will ever get more than 10 miles from home (I have other bikes for that!). So my good luck, so far, is not necessarily an endorsement for the quality of the BB.
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