Originally Posted by
retroshifter
Interesting, I have zero experience with external bearing bb. I can see how they are an improvement technologically over cup and cone and cartridge bb. I like traditional (press on??) cranks, one of the best looking parts on a vintage bike imo. Can external bearing bb be used with traditional cranks?
I would ignore Duragrouch's bearing pre-load religious beliefs. He has been told before that he doesn't know what he's talking about, but just keeps on spreading this baloney. Cartridge BBs of all type last a very long time, and none of them are built to be preloaded because they don't have angular contact bearings - including external bearing types.