go to any mid to high end shop and ask the mechanics what they think of press fit BBs.
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Sorta NBD! Yeti SB5+
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He really is a curmudgeon isn't he?
I am. There are currently 4 26'ers in my garage... and a 24'er.
Next you'll be admitting to using tubes and clipless pedals???
I'm not really worried about it. Threaded on carbon is really just... I dunno, a threaded BB in a press-fit sleeve? Sorta, lol. Okay not really.
On a metal BB, threaded all day. On carbon, I'm okay with press fit. Don't yell at me.
On a metal BB, threaded all day. On carbon, I'm okay with press fit. Don't yell at me.
Errr... well... I've been tempted to go BACK to tubes because modern tires run tubeless apparently SUCK. But these Michelins I'm currently on... I may stick with tubeless awhile longer.
And fuck clipless pedals.
Oh nos, 2 of my 3 favorite crabon bikes have press fit BBs, I'm checking the BMWs now.
I feel less bad for your children now.Errr... well... I've been tempted to go BACK to tubes because modern tires run tubeless apparently SUCK. But these Michelins I'm currently on... I may stick with tubeless awhile longer.
And fuck clipless pedals.
For the record I have gone back to tubes on 2 bikes because I'm lazy and for some reason will not buy a compressor.
And fuck clipless pedals.
Yes. It's just a matter of time.
Again.
Yes. They've taken care of me a few times.I don't doubt that Yeti will take care of you WHEN you break it.They are a stand-up bunch of guys/gals there.
Cost effective. I'll get another 2-3 seasons probably. But I might have acquired a new roadie and car by then.
And for the record - before flats I exclusively rode clipless for almost 25 years.
I'm not too worried about the press fit BB. I think, like most things, people make a bigger deal out of it than it is. Most carbon bikes have press fit BB's to give a wider BB shell, which is good for a moose like me. If it gets shitty or squeaky I'll change it to a King or maybe one of the threaded sleeves from Wheels or Praxis. Not a big deal really.
I exclusively rode clipless until this bike (not including 2 decades of BMX though hah).
Haha, not for me. 
Good luck adjusting your chain line if you need it. Also, FTFY.I'm not too worried about the press fit BB. I think, like most things, people make a bigger deal out of it than it is. Most cheap-ass-brands' carbon bikes have press fit BB's to save a few bucks during the manufacturing process, which is good for a sheep like me. If it gets shitty or squeaky I'll change it to a King or maybe one of the threaded sleeves from Wheels or Praxis. Not a big deal really.
Haha, wow. So much hatred. Lucky for me, my chain line doesn't need adjusting.
I am a much happier person than you are apparently.
I am a much happier person than you are apparently.
Nah, all my bikes have the good ole threaded BB and that makes me very happy indeed!I am a much happier person than you are apparently.
pretty well known that press fit was created largely to save a few pennies per frame by not having to tap the BB shell. any alleged "benefits" are purely coincidental.Haha, wow. So much hatred. Lucky for me, my chain line doesn't need adjusting.
I am a much happier person than you are apparently.
if any of you are having troubles with creaking or loosening BBs, check out that link I posted up there for the praxis works bb solution. it's a nice variation on the PF theme, easy to install, adjustable drive side and good bearings.
I saw that. Wheels makes one too that's similar if I have any issues I'll jump to something like that. I don't expect that I will though.
Funny thing, the threaded BB in my old steel framed 26er creaks like a motherfucker.
It's a fair cop.
Since when does anyone give a fuck what a bike mechanic thinks?
Fixed that for you.
Not all dentists are roadies. But yea.
No, it sucks. It just sucks less than the rest. I go every 3mo for work and spent an additional week riding a few weeks back. I brought my bike because I was there, it's not a place I would ever go to for riding.
One thing I've picked up during my travels is that it's far better to live somewhere that allows for easy backcountry access and outside activities (which requires mountains IME) than some place where you can live cheap like a king. Quality of life, it's inverse of what most people think. It's not about sitting around on a sofa watching football games. It's about doing shit.
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So basically, the Praxis hack turns a press-fit BB into a threaded BB wannabe, with the advantage of extra parts that need maintenance, extra weight, and limiting crank options.
Sounds like a truly superior solution.
Sounds like a truly superior solution.
Press fit BBs got a bad rap due to all the POS stock SRAM plastic BBs they put on bikes. My PF Wheels Mfg is the best BB I have out of my three, BB92 (seriously wtf?), standard threaded and PF30 standards. I don't think anyone has to go as far as the praxis, wheels mfg has some great metal ones.
As am I.... As well as Clipless pedals.
Though I haven't run a tube in over 10 yrs.
So basically, the Praxis hack turns a press-fit BB into a threaded BB wannabe, with the advantage of extra parts that need maintenance, extra weight, and limiting crank options.
Sounds like a truly superior solution.
it solves many common problems with PF ... if you don't have any of said problems, this isn't for you.