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Why are people against the classic open BBs like Sugino/Hatta (out of the 'modern' ones, not to mention all the old BBs)? Worked for decades and it just works, plus easy to service/clean, so what's the deal?
Labour is expensive, manufactured goods are cheap. You can buy a new cartridge BB and have it fitted by any spanner monkey for far less than the cost of stripping, cleaning and reassembling a loose ball BB, which needs to be skilfully adjusted to work properly. Also, loose ball BBs seldom have seals, so they actually need maintenance, whereas cartridge units with rubber contact seals can survive bad weather.
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Why are people against the classic open BBs like Sugino/Hatta (out of the 'modern' ones, not to mention all the old BBs)? Worked for decades and it just works, plus easy to service/clean, so what's the deal?
P.S. While my friend was fitting me a Sugino, he made comments in the likes of 'never heard of it', and 'this is age-old stuff'. WTF.
P.P.S. Was tempted by Omniums, but now I'm glad I passed on it...
Less is More.