Originally Posted by
artesc
they might as well be. instead of using a standard size which can easily be replaced on the user's end with cheap, quality components, they opt to use an oversized bottom bracket shell to accommodate the eccentric bottom bracket which are more expensive than their competitors with no increase in quality...you're basically paying for the "convenience" of eccentricity.
where is the win in all this?
No; the eccentric is just an insert that fits into the oversize shell. The insert is threaded to take a standard bottom bracket:
This has been standard practice on tandems for decades. The Steelwool eccentric is functionally identical. This is from my 1984 tandem:
Not as pretty, but does the same thing.