Originally Posted by
Paul Barnard
Does this mean that the stupid justification for press fit bottom brackets is gone, and now we can get back to much more sensible threaded BBs?
What - no. Given the choice, I'm going for pressfit.
The difference between a poorly done PF and an equally poorly done threaded BB on a carbon fiber bike is that the first will creak, the second won't. Both will eat bearings prematurely and waste more power than frame flex possibly could. Adding weight by gluing alloy inserts just so the manufacturer can mask their poor quality control on a multi thousand dollar frame - I'll pass.