tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352972768856656783.post6452610231998071745..comments2023-06-10T05:46:00.945-07:00Comments on thediscerninghobo: Cranks and BB'sJoshua Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559101607026277049noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352972768856656783.post-65285574734820150422010-08-22T23:53:23.524-07:002010-08-22T23:53:23.524-07:00Outboard bearing quality must have been improved s...Outboard bearing quality must have been improved since they were first introduced. The XTR outboards that came on my Scalpel and the Race Face Duece outboards were crap, went through four or five in a two year span. It was like they didn't have seals at all.<br /><br />I've been through the ISIS deal too, hence all my bikes now have Phil Ti bbs and Middleburn cranks. <br /><br />I think crank flex is a marketing hoax. The only set of cranks I've ever felt flex were my Tune Bigfoots(RIP junk).Neve_r_esthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329919180492986371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352972768856656783.post-7201444647110620592010-08-22T15:16:22.611-07:002010-08-22T15:16:22.611-07:00Yeah, the only problem is that my outboard bearing...Yeah, the only problem is that my outboard bearing last for quite a while. I have only ever had to replace one outbaord BB, and that was on the gravel road bike. Rather its the ISIS bearings that suck.Joshua Stamperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559101607026277049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352972768856656783.post-61415191541296282982010-08-22T07:55:52.165-07:002010-08-22T07:55:52.165-07:00You may also try popping the bearings out of your ...You may also try popping the bearings out of your outboard bb and replacing them for $3 a piece from your local hardware store. I pop the seals out and over pack them with grease and they're good to go for longer than the friggin bike ones last!Shad S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09825401060989141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352972768856656783.post-12488396978037309422010-08-19T20:34:16.788-07:002010-08-19T20:34:16.788-07:00have you tried ceramic bearings in your BB, suppos...have you tried ceramic bearings in your BB, supposed to last 5 times longer and only cost thrice as much.....SCOOBY'S SNACKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542033189660862543noreply@blogger.com