It’s an overlooked item, but it’s perhaps the single most important component on your bicycle. The lowly bottom bracket doesn’t get much attention, and if it’s working properly, that’s the way it should be — smooth and silent.
- BikeRadar’s complete guide to bottom brackets
- How to service BB30 & Press-Fit bottom brackets
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Unfortunately, with the introduction of numerous press-fit bottom bracket standards over the past 15 years, too many riders have been plagued by loose and loud bottom brackets.
If you’ve been burned by bad bottom brackets, you may be glad to learn that some companies are making the shift from press-fit to threaded systems, at least when it comes to the latest crop of mountain bikes.
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Specialized recently rolled out the redesigned Enduro. It wasn’t the typical, longer, lower, slacker marketing-speak that took many observers by surprise.
What was the standout feature on this new mountain bike that made tech geeks rejoice? The reintroduction of a threaded, 73mm bottom bracket.
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