Originally Posted by
GBK233
I ride 300+ miles a month, so I would assume I should check and/or clean my bottom bracket bearings etc at least a couple times a year.
People ride 3x or 4x that and don't pull their BBs twice a year.
If you have a compelling reason to do so, sure, but I'd do a little more troubleshooting before buying the tools. Quite often, when your BB is creaking, it's not actually your BB. The last time that I was sure that my BB was creaking, it was my pedals.