Originally Posted by
gmason
Interestingly, I returned to a friend's email, in which he said he had the same issue when installing his. It died after 10,000 miles! I figure I will be in my 70s by then, so I think I am OK.
That sounds like premature failure to me. I've had two Shimano UN72 square taper bb's last over 30,000 miles each and still be in good condition when replaced as part of a crank upgrade. I have 11,000+ miles on an Ultegra-level Octalink bb and it's still smooth as glass. I would expect a Campy bb to do at least that well.