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Not doubting this, but for £25 I could do BSA without creaks. BB30 may be better, but I'm not sure it's £475 better
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When I first installed mine it was silent.
After 500km or so it started creaking.
I don't believe it's anything to do with the bearings needing replacing.
I believe it's because some dickhead decided that alloy bearings, in an alloy frame, with an alloy spindle, was a clever idea.
branwen
Dick
@Dammit
I bet you £500 that I could build the bike without the creak, and there would be no creak until the bearings were ready to be punched out again. There's nothing wrong with BB30 if it's installed correctly - and the frame was manufactured correctly in the first place.