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Ultegra BBR60 (or whatever - standard external cups from wiggle). Would me being a heavier chap riding a fairly high fixed gear on an older 531c frame up Gipsy Hill every day - so quite a bit of pressure - be causing the BB bearings to crap out prematurely? Doesn't feel like its been in very long and I've had to strip and reinstall twice so far to get rid of a creak.
BB shell was faced not too long ago, greased threads and I'm fairly confident I installed it well enough.
I'm think maybe the flexy frame and the fat rider pushing a high gear up a hill is probably not the originally intended conditions for this part. Am I completely wrong?