Originally Posted by
DEW21
Think I'm going to stick with the original BB, paint is not going to be original though. Current state.
Why stick with the original bottom bracket, especially if it is a loose bearing BB? This isn't a "restoration" since you've painted the frame. Assuming a loose bearing BB, there's no sense in keeping a bottom bracket that needs constant maintenance. There was nothing about loose bearing BBs that was or is superior. A cartridge bearing bottom bracket works better, lasts longer, is easier to work on...requires
no extra work or adjustment to intstall... and doesn't need constant attention.
And a cartridge bearing BB will last about 10 times as long as a loose bearing BB like this one. No one but you will know that it wasn't "original".