Originally Posted by
Eyes Roll
There's a good chance that the ball bearings in my bottom bracket will be caged bearings.
It doesn't matter. The cages makes it more convenient to put the bearings in but they are not meant to be load bearing cages; put enough pressure because they are not kept in place by the cup and race and you can end up with a mangled mess.
Pro tip; doing away with the cage and adding an extra bearing gives you more bearing surface to distribute the load.