Old 01-24-13 | 01:18 PM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

A stiffer bottom bracket won't stiffen the bottom bracket shell and certainly won't stiffen the rear triangle. Save your money and either learn to spin lower gears or get a different frame.

BTW, you said the bottom bracket flexed 2 cm under torque? That's almost 7/8"! Are you sure you didn't mean 2 mm? What you were seeing is the bb shell moving.
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