Originally Posted by
72fuji
Does anyone have experience with replacement bottom brackets? I'm going to put my superbe pro crank on the Colnago frame. I'm not trying to figure out the size. Veil says it should be a 109 Jis. I talked to Phil Wood they have 108 and 111... I know they are kinda the benchmark but then I see a Shimano for $20 on. (I have a Phil Wood BB on my old finest) should I consider anything else? It's been awhile since I've looked for a BB.
Any thoughts?
The phil wood ones are nice... but unnecessary. The shimano UN55s last for tens of thousands of miles and you can replace the shimano one a half dozen times before you'd reach the price of the phil wood. (Not that you'd ever have to in the bike's lifetime. If you wore out a half dozen UN55s the bike would be on its last legs with other parts.)
If you have to buy a BB that's not the exact size you want, you always buy the next step up. So for your case, it'd be the 111.