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Old 02-27-25 | 02:20 PM
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Bikes: '18 class built steel roadbike, '19 Fairlight Secan, '88 Schwinn Premis , Black Mountain Cycles Monstercross V4, '89 Novara Trionfo

Ultegra and Dura Ace HT2 BBs use smaller balls and there are more of them. Also, the higher level BB weighs a handful of grams less.

^ this is based on some bottom brackets I broke apart 4 or 5 years ago. They seem, the same for seal quality...just a cartridge bearing and a shield sitting over the bearing. Grease it all up and ride.
Spending $30 for a BB that is 'for racing' seems ineffective if the current one is smooth, but whatever I guess.
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