Originally Posted by absntr
My experience:
The Shimano 107 BB works fine with the Sugino 75. Not quite "on" but close enough.
I am now running the proper matching Sugino 75 BB with the cranks and it actually feels different. Smoother, quieter and a dead-on chainline.
While running the Shimano will do you just fine, if you can afford to, get the matching BB. Having the proper set-up just "feels" right on many levels.
Naz, I was waiting for you to weigh in. I'm kind of wincing at the thought of spending $90 on a part that I'm not even going to get to see on a daily basis, but I'm determined not to cut corners with this build (spare me the usual "bottom brackets are as important as hubs" speech, everybody). Always nice to see threads that are actually about bikes get this much attention. Maybe I'll be able to get a DA headset off of eBay for $5 and it'll all even out.
Schloe-no frame yet. This week, hopefully? I'm taking the mailroom guy at work out to lunch tomorrow in anticipatory thanks for signing for an endless barrage of boxes over the next couple of months.