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Talking about the crowd that knows the difference, is it so hard to check and service the BB once a year?
Which crowd? :-)
You and I can strip and rebuild a conventional BB (although I personally CBA), but we're a long way from typical, even among 'proper' cyclists. As I pointed out in an earlier comment to @umop3pisdn , a loose ball BB isn't likely to be worth more than about 50mW to a racer, so having something which requires skilful and frequent maintenance seems a bit pointless.
gbj_tester-
You and I can strip and rebuild a conventional BB (although I personally CBA), but we're a long way from typical, even among 'proper' cyclists.
Well, I've never done it, and I'm far too off to fit in your comment. I'll clean and re-grease the S75 this winter for the first time (technically second, see the next reply), by myself.
But I think it's an over-exaggerated issue. The simpler the better, less moving parts, better it is. And I convinced myself numerous times. Always doubted myself, but realized I always do a better job myself than the 'situated' mechanics. Two years ago I was completely clueless, now I acquired all the tools and doing everything myself. Was burned too many a times already.
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a loose ball BB isn't likely to be worth more than about 50mW to a racer
This does not matter to me. I have 36 spokes front and back, not even double-butted spokes, just regular DT Champion, weight and micro-gains doesn't mean anything to me. Simplicity matters, and what's simpler than loose ball and two cups?
I've opened the BB a week ago, just for the piece of mind, and it's like brand new. While riding it daily for the past 8-9 months. But I'll repeat it this winter to be on the safe side.
bukowski
Yeah, I get that. But I'm not talking about the cookie-cutter bikes you get in the shop where sealed BB is set it and forget it thing, and will last them as long as they are riding the bike. Talking about the crowd that knows the difference, is it so hard to check and service the BB once a year?