Originally Posted by
Roasted
Wow. Really? Out of all the reading I've done, this is a first to suggest Square Taper has lasted longer than Octalink. Even in my own experience with Square Taper, something just didn't feel right when mine failed. In comparison to how long it took the Square Taper to fail versus what the overwelming majority of Octalink riders have said, I'm definitely happier to have an Octalink this time around instead of a Square Taper.
But anyway, yeah... if all else fails, I'll go with a Hollowtech crankset. Like I said, I just wanted to know what kind of prices I was looking at and I'm glad to know I have a price range in the back of my head for the crank/bb set of a new style if need be. I just hope by then BB30 doesn't... somehow... take off hardcore leaving hollowtech II and octalink in the dust with only ebay still supplying used spare parts!
Oh, I'm sure they'll come up with something new. Just read that BB30 stuff closer - that doesn't sound good at all! You'll need a press to work on the friggin thing.
Originally Posted by
GV27
Dunno what your issue was with your BB but I have three bikes in my garage with square-tapers that are over 20 years old.
Millions of square tapers have lasted decades. Like I said earlier, Phil Wood makes the best BBs and they're all square-taper.