Originally Posted by
twentyflights
oh dear...this is scaring me for when i need to replace my old cup-and-cone BB (which is very soon)...
You shouldn't have any problems. Traditional cup and cone BB's are typically one form of steel or another. Aluminum is usually used on sealed units, or unusual designs such as this (obviously, in a cup-and-cone environment, pressed-in steel raceways would be mandatory). Come to think of it, I cannot think of a specific cup-and-cone BB in aluminum...
-Kurt