There is a mix of feelings how how well the Scram Ceramic bottom brackets perform. They were designed to be durable and the best thing ever. Many riders have found them to be faulty and fail way beyond their life expectancy. Though SCRAM offers 2 year warranty on their product, it seems to be a…
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My 2000 Trek 530 Touring bike came with a Shimano BB-5500 bottom bracket. For the 10 years I have owned the bike and thousands of miles I have rode on it, the bracket has functioned flawlessly. Many people claim or have problems with their brackets which I think has more to do with a flawed…
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It was actually less than 3 months… I bought the crank set, with these bearings, in November, and started riding this bike (one of 5 I own, but it is my best and most used) in late February… I ground the bearings to powder by the end of March! I replaced them with Shimano Ultegra…
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