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Old 05-10-12 | 10:28 AM
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Here's another "dumb" question....
Do cartridge bearing type of BBs with the sealing tubes that go across the drive side to the non drive side like the Phill Wood BBs, not have the typical problem of English threaded fixed cup trying to uscrew themselves because of turning/rolling forces coming from the bearings in the fixed cup when pedaling when using loose bearings in cup races?. I am thinking so, because the bearings on both sides of the BB are connected physically by the aluminum tube and that might help keep the outer bearing race on the fixed cup from turning. Will one have to tighten the fixed cup side as much as they have to when using a conventional loose bearing setup then??

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