Campag Record Pista BB - road use?

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  • Hi all
    I wonder if any of you have experience of this:
    I'm currently using a Campag Record Pista BB in the Bob Jackson - problem-free for a couple of thousand miles, but not much of that has been in truly wet conditions.
    How vulnerable are these unsealed BBs? The bearings themselves have their seals, but apparently only outer ones. There are no external seals. I have a Centaur BB that I could put in instead (as I'm doing some other work on the drivetrain anyway) if advisable.
    Thanks.

  • (didn't mean for that to look so abrupt, it's just all I found on a quick search!)

  • Back in the day, all BBs were unsealed and required regular maintenance to keep them running smoothly. It's a bit of a faff but not exactly rocket science to service a BB.

    However, if you've got a Centaur BB then I'd use it, they are sealed so don't require much, if anything, in the way of maintenance.

  • Thanks both - I did a search here and elsewhere but I am not seeing a lot on this, hence wondering if there was local experience with this BB in the joy that is the English climate.

    True enough, a cup and cone BB is not a big deal to maintain, but a cartridge BB that doesn't seal well enough for road use is a different matter as the bearings cannot be replaced.

    Starting to lean towards the Centaur as a (I hope) fit and forget option.

  • I see, after taking the cranks off and comparing the drive side offset, that the Centaur 111 mm BB will put the chainline 2 mm further inwards than the existing 111 mm Record Pista, so I'll have to see how it would all line up: might well be stuck with the Pista BB anyway.

  • Interestingly (or maybe it's just me :) ), now that I have a Record (supposedly a Record Pista) and a Centaur BB out and in front of me, the seals, such as they are, appear to be similar for both BBs. That is, a simple single rubber flange or seal on both. I can't see one being any more or less weather-resistant than the other.

    Edit, in case helpful in future searches: the Centaur would put my chainline about 2 mm in compared to the Pista. So the Centaur came out and the Pista went back in...

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