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  • Pretty much. He's made and sells these BBs that are within tight tolerances that need to be perfectly aligned, but they don't fit in a small(?) subset of frames that have bent shells that perhaps shouldn't have passed QC, so he's pissed off his product don't work/sell?

    To be fair, I do get the whole argument about shelling (pun unintended) thousands on a frame where the BB shell is out-of-spec, but I don't think I've either had issues with a good old threaded frame and BB anyway, so defo not for me.

  • but they don't fit in a small(?) subset of frames that have bent shells that perhaps shouldn't have passed QC, so he's pissed off his product don't work/sell?

    Not here to defend him as a person(ality), just explaining the product: He's pissed at the poor QC in general, and his product solves the problem by being a one-piece BB (or the thread-together version) with the bearings much better aligned within that BB. There are products with the same idea, in a similar price range by other brands like bbinfinite.

    My frame's PF30 BB was creaking crazy with the basic shimano BB, but a Wheelsmfg thread-together BB solved the issue entirely.

    If you follow someone less abrasive like Rhino's workshop you can see other people being fed-up with having to face surfaces and chase threads on brand new premium £3-4k frames.

  • Yeah, I'm being a bit cynical as to why he's so vexed and how he goes about things, but the frustration is justified for end-users. Imagine spending that much on a premium frame with misaligned, oval, shell faces and having to resort to a more premium or niche product. I've not had issues with my DUB PF frame/BB but would be pretty annoyed if I did.

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