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.
We have a winner! BB30 is squeaky crap and a "solution" or evolution in design to solve a "problem" that didn't exist.