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Most unappreciated yet most perfected bottom bracket ever?
You know, that is an excellent point, there are so many bicycle components that had extensive R&D that spanned for more than a decades.
Another good example is the old external headset, like the FSA Pig, a monster of a headset (ball bearing type) whose bearing felt much nicer than even a Chris King for little money.
The lower bearing on this headset is gigantic and designed to withstand the impact on downhiller bike.
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Not really sure I'd regard the UN55 as 'cheap'. When you think about it. It's probably had millions in money+man hours spent to develop it over the span of what...25 years? That's a long time to perfect the main spinny thing.
Most unappreciated yet most perfected bottom bracket ever?