i've gotten a hillborne & chev. both had tange BB's. On Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 5:20:47 PM UTC-4, Gum N Nuts wrote: > > What does Riv use for stock bottom brackets? I'm curious because I've had > two different ones - one from a fully built-by-riv cheviot and one from a > hillborne frameset - completely eat it. The one on the cheviot lasted about > two hundred miles, maybe a thousand on the hillborne. No weird weather, > sometimes loaded for camping but otherwise pretty normal riding. Replaced > with $25 shimanos both times and no further worry after several thousand > more miles on each. > > On Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 1:27:49 PM UTC-7, dstein wrote: >> >> Why are more expensive bottom brackets more expensive? What do you gain? >> Is it just durability? Or is there any sort of performance gain (ie, does >> it roll smoother, faster, etc)? >> >> I've worked on most bike parts now minus the bottom bracket and headset. >> About to change cranks on my hunqapillar form the Sugino triple (with a 107 >> or 110 bb) to a White Industries Eno (with a 113 bb). Trying to figure out >> if I go w/ the $40 bb on Riv's site? Or a White Industries or something >> similar? This bike will see 500-1000 miles a year on dirt and some mud. And >> support the occasional overnighter. >> >
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