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Originally Posted by
Roadie607
How would that not matter? Smaller bearings mean a shorter service life. I'm really not interested in anything else when it comes to BBs. I installed the cups before I weighed them because I'm stupid and impatient but I do remember they felt noticeably lighter than the 7900 BB they replaced.
Smaller bearings mean a lower load capacity. Durability is the result of hardness and quality standards along with lubrication and contamination. Unless you are Andre Greipel, you not likely to approach the load capacity of a Shimano bottom bracket.
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