Originally Posted by
ksryder
I think the problem is not enough people want a Gossamer crank to make it worth their while.
There's plenty of other BBs that offer italian-threaded products. Thing is, the Gossamer is at best a mediocre crank, so even though you might eventually be able to source a third-party italian-threaded solution, you have to decide whether it's worth the time and effort. I ran a Gossamer for a couple of years before upgrading to a Shimano 105 and I have no complaints.
My experience with the MegaEVO bottom bracket was that it was reasonably stiff, but it couldn't handle adverse conditions (like winter gravel riding) very well -- after just a couple months of riding it would get stiff and crunchy, despite regular servicing. I replaced a couple and they were higher-priced than I thought they should be, and had the same issue, before I swapped to shimano Hollowtech II and have been running that with no problems for a couple of years.
Sucks that you have to deal with this. Crank/BB compatibility issues are a huge PITA due to the approximately eleventy bajillion different standards.
FSA also makes MegaEVO carbon cranks. The 30 mm crank is becoming the standard. Having bearing problems has nothing to do with the cranks. Mechanics have told me that the press in 30 mm bearings are not that great because they begin to work their way out after a short time. And new bearings don't help because the old ones have reamed out the BB. So they are making these screw-in contraptions that have use a smaller OD bearing.
Everything seems to be built with the lightest possible weight in mind regardless of the reliability.