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Reviewed by:
BIGBOB(Unregistered User)
Review Date
April 18, 2003 Overall Rating
 2 of 5
Value Rating
 2 of 5
Used product for
1 Year
Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5,
2 votes
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Price Paid:
$0.00 Bike Setup:
KHS Flite 2000 (Team model) with Campy Daytona and Open Pro's. Summary:
O.K., I'm not the avg. cyclist at 240 lbs. but I did expect this thing to hold up better than it did. After 1500 miles of riding it developed a slight tick that was easy to ignore. No problem. But after starting to work on my climbing this year, to become a better climber, I have just destroyed this B.B. It seems that the lh cup is considerably larger than the outer race dia. That accounts for the tick I heard. But in just 3 sessions of climbing drills, the bearings are shot on the lh side. Creaks terribly. And why try to warrenty a $20 item that will probably just do the same thing? The only alternative, because of the 111mm width, is a Phil Wood B.B. and that will set you back $125. I hope the Phil Wood I've ordered is as good as I've read. Strengths:
Cheap at $20, only suitable for lighter riders. Weaknesses:
Only a 2 bearing design. Cannot use the better designed Chorus or Record B.B. because of differing widths between the ACH design that is used on everything under the Chorus level group.
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Reviewed by:
stevesklar(Unregistered User)
Review Date
September 11, 2002 Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
 5 of 5
Used product for
2 Years
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Price Paid:
$0.00
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Daytona 9spd Triple (Racing-T) Summary:
Very nice and smooth. I think its feels smoother than my Record Carbon BB, but i think it only has 2 sets of bearings versus 3.
Didn't like the special installation tool but I think someone told me the BB was made by a French company (thus the special tool).
No problems since installation.
I use it on my Daytona Triple "hill" bike. Strengths:
Great price. Smooooth. Smoother than my Dura-Ace and Campy Record bikes. Weaknesses:
Weird & special installation tool. Similar Products Used:
Dura-Ace, Campy Carbon Record
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Reviewed by:
Dave Mann(Unregistered User)
Review Date
May 30, 2000 Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
6 months
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White Mountains, NH Bike Setup:
Vitus 992 with Athena Summary:
Switching from the Athena BB I was not happy too find I needed a new BB installation tool. Happily it cost only 6 bucks. You can find this BB for about 20 bucks mailorder from Excel, Branford and probably many others. Installation is easy with the tool. Can;t adjust the chainline as with the old Athena. Bearing are very smooth, weight is reasonable. I've had some creaking, and find I need to retighten every couple months. Otherwise, very good value. Strengths:
Cartridge bearings, price Weaknesses:
need special tool for installation. Can get creaky. Similar Products Used:
Athena BB, Ultegra BB
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