It would be closer simplification to use the triangle of features: Light, Strong, Cheap. Choose two. If it's light and strong, it won't be cheap. If it's light and cheap, it wont be durable. If it's strong and cheap, it won't be light. The $40 BB you buy from Riv will be durable and cheap. An SKF is a weird outlier, because it is neither cheap nor light, but it's SUPER durable.
On Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 2:22:55 PM UTC-7, dstein wrote: > > Oh right, I forget weight is also a thing people consider ;). I also like > the match of white industries crank to white industries bottom bracket and > love supporting a CA business. Though buying from Riv also fulfills that > for me a bit. > > So are we mostly talking durability and maintenance then? Better with more > expensive models? > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 1:37 PM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> There is no massive performance benefit to expensive BBs. Nobody has >> ever said "Hey, I just upgraded my bottom bracket and now I'm way >> faster!". If they did say that, they were delusional. $40 bottom brackets >> work great and you don't touch them for 5 years or so. >> >> I own two White Industries Bottom Brackets. One I bought for a really >> light build and I bought their expensive Titanium BB. The other one is a >> steel unit I bought along with a White Industries VBC crankset. I bought >> it because it seemed right to match the crankset with the BB, and because >> White Industries is a very good supporter of Bay Area Youth Cycling, and I >> felt good figuring out another way to put money in their register. I like >> to reward local companies that employ nice people and give a lot back to >> the cycling community. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> >> 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. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/uQgg6v9B0tk/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
