Originally Posted by
3alarmer
...it's difficult to say from this whether you are agreeing with me or disagreeing with me. Which is about what I have come to expect from you. Thank you for yet another opinion. We all have them.
It doesn’t matter what kind of bottom bracket is used. With the exception of loose bearing bottom brackets…of which, I have destroyed many…no bottom bracket type is better than any other one in my experience which includes 10 years of working on very marginal bikes at my local co-op. External bottom brackets are far better in that they are simpler to work on. They are a bit like threadless headsets…fewer steps, fewer tools, less that can go wrong.
Just to be clear, I disagree that there is a problem with external bottom brackets. They last as long…in my personal and co-op experience…as any other bottom bracket. I would…and have…use a used external bottom bracket for my own bikes.