Ali C Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 I was riding to a ride (natch) today and as I was pedaling my bb went bang! my cranks were wobbling all over the place, hitting my frame and my maggies. I took my bb out only to see this: I have never seen that happen before :o I have only ridden this bb 5 or 6 times, after 5 years of using isis bbs, this is the first one I have had go on me. errm, theres no real point to this post, I just thought people might like to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 That is hella weird :o I don't get why it went there, seeing as it's supported either side by the cups, so shouldn't *really* be under a hell of a lot of pressure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted June 4, 2005 Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Yeh i would have thought a shearing force would have to be applied to do that sorta damage :o And as it is supported by the axle (like Mark says), there would be no shearing force at all. Only up and down pressure i would have guessed? Random... Faulty batch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 That's odd, only thing I can think of is that your bb was at a slight angle putting stress on it, but I really doubt that. Ah well, just get a truvativ one, I'm still running an xc one after almost 2 years. It's still going strong. :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 I have the next model up from that one, the fsa platinum pro bb. I have had mine for about a year and its creaking and clicking like a mofo, but i cant be bothered to take it out or replace it because i have no money and it seems to be holding up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 FSA Platinum Pro DH after about 6 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 My mates snapped too :- Raceface SRX :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 My monty BB (which i think is a FSA in disguise) cracked in the same place as Jansons but came apart so bearings went all over the place :- . I've not got square tapered again - bigger bearings and cheaper to replace BBs :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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