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Reviewed by:
Steve Pittarelli(Unregistered User)
Review Date
August 30, 2007 Overall Rating
 2 of 5
Value Rating
 1 of 5
Used product for
1 Year
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Price Paid:
$0.00 Favorite Ride:
rides without ticking sounds Bike Setup:
Not with external BB's anymore! Summary:
I'm very disappointed in outboard bearing bottom brackets in general. Initially, they are impressive. The bottom bracket area gets an added measure of stiffness, something all riders can appreciate. My first bike had the 105 version. After 1,000 miles, it developed an annoying ticking sound. The sound progressed to the point where I could feel it vibrate through the crankarms, and I noticed play developing. I've also had Ultegra and Truvativ versions on my other bikes. The results were similar, except that the Truvativ developed so much play over time I thought the cranks would fall off! I'm a marathoner; I ride from sun up to sun down. I can't tolerate the ticks, creaks, and having my cranks shift from side to side. One by one, I've replaced them with old school cartridge brackets. At least with these I get a quiet ride for a good 5,000 miles worth. My overall rating is a 2/5; one for stiffness and one for ease of installation. Strengths:
Stiffness
Easy to install Weaknesses:
Tick! Creak! Ping! Repeat!!
Not durable
Once shot, will develop far more play than a cartridge version Similar Products Used:
Ultegra
Truvativ 
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