Difference in SRAM bottom brackets
03-10-11 | 10:31 PM
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Difference in SRAM bottom brackets
So I just received my SRAM Rival group yesterday and I come to learn that they now come with this cheaper looking BB LINK. Did SRAM get cheap or did the vendor pull a switch a-roo?
Last year when I bought a Force group they came with very nice looking BB and something that looks like it will last.
So, is this SRAM BB any better than the one I've linked above LINK? Competitive Cyclist's description certainly make it sound like it is.
The SRAM site doesn't even list either BB I've linked to.
I'm tempted to buy the 2nd one since it's not terribly expensive. It's going on this bike by the way. LINK
Last year when I bought a Force group they came with very nice looking BB and something that looks like it will last.
So, is this SRAM BB any better than the one I've linked above LINK? Competitive Cyclist's description certainly make it sound like it is.
The SRAM site doesn't even list either BB I've linked to.
I'm tempted to buy the 2nd one since it's not terribly expensive. It's going on this bike by the way. LINK
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03-10-11 | 11:00 PM
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The first one is the older design, 2010 and older. The second one is the redesign for 2011 supposedly better bearing seal design.
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03-10-11 | 11:27 PM
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they both work quite well.
I bought the 2011 version from PBK back in january.
most likely, you got 2010 overstock from the vendor.
I bought the 2011 version from PBK back in january.
most likely, you got 2010 overstock from the vendor.
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