Originally Posted by
Hiro11
As I've said before...
An Ultegra threaded BB costs $21. Using a $13 dollar tool from Performance, an unskilled mechanic (such as myself) can install one in about ten minutes without having to worry about proper alignment or Loctite. It's very rare for a properly installed threaded BB to creak.
BB30 is solving a problem that doesn't exist. Threaded is just a better design.
The point is...BB/PF30 are here and on a major percentage of high end frames. BB design will continue to evolve. We are seeing it now and have seen in in the last 10 years since beleageured square taper cartridge BB's were supplanted by external bearing cranks which many to believe are much better...I sure do. BB/PF30 has undergone considerable 'growing pains' but necessity is the mother of invention and you are and will be seeing better solutions moving forward.