Originally Posted by
Flatulentfox
The rest of the cycling world has moved away from square taper.
The cycling world moved away from bikes having fixed gear drivetrains a while back too.
Originally Posted by
Flatulentfox
Everything about square taper is pain.
It is? I actually still prefer a square-taper setup.
Originally Posted by
Flatulentfox
I can't figure why the "fixie" scene has such a hard on for them...
One theory is that outboard-style bearings can't typically withstand both the back and forth stress put upon them by riding fixed gear bikes on the street. The amount of ****ed up outboard Sram BBs I've seen and replaced for people supports this theory.