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Originally Posted by sdastroguy

I had my bike (Trek 7.3FX) at the LBS tonight. I am a bit over 900 miles and have the same issue. The tech indicated that the BB might be going out. I asked him about the miles and he said the same - they can start going out this quickly.
I find it hard to believe myself. Is this due to lower quality components? I find it hard to believe that metal components would wear out faster than the tires, brake pads, etc.

FInd another bike shop. 900 miles is way way way too early for a BB to go bad. He is either lying or an idiot.

FYI my Hallowtech II has 13,000 miles on it and it is still going strong.

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