Thank you. This is helpful.
Bill

--- In necyclocross@yahoogroups.com, Lee Levitt <lee@...> wrote:
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> Bill,
>
> I wasn't commenting on shifting issues...I was responding to your
> bearing question. In my experience, the newer Record sealed bottom
> brackets wear out at under 10,000, maybe under 5,000 miles. No big
> deal on a cyclocross bike, maybe, but when mine have gone, it's
> been because of dirt incursion. That's why I run the Phil Wood
> bottom brackets.
>
> Lee
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> On Mon Jun 15 12:34:50 CDT 2009, Bill <saabinski@...>
> wrote:
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> > Thanks. I'm running a campy 1x10 again this year with either a
> > 42 or a 40 and a PAUL chain keeper so I'm not too concerned about
> > shift quality. I run the Dura-Ace 42,50 for spring training and
> > have never had shifting issues with my campy/shimano set up.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > --- In necyclocross@yahoogroups.com, Lee Levitt <lee@> wrote:
> >>
> >> Bill,
> >>
> >> I've run Campy BBs for many years and have only recently started
> >> to have problems with them...as they go (and they can't be
> >> serviced like the old ones could), I replace them with Phil Wood
> >> BBs. The Phil Woods are wonderful and will give you many
> >> thousands of miles of service. They can also be serviced...
> >>
> >> You can get a 105mm axle length and run that with a single
> >> (inner) chainwheel for the right geometry. Then run a single
> >> outer chainguard. A 42 or 45 tooth inner is about right and
> >> readily available from Campy retailers. The chainguard can be
> >> gotten from Cyclocross World, and the Phil Wood BBs are readily
> >> available...
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Lee
> >>
> >> On Mon Jun 15 11:53:50 CDT 2009, Bill <saabinski@> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I'm in the market for a new crank & BB and I'm looking for
> >> advice > on the best sealed BB to get.
> >> > > One option that I have is to take my 2006 campy record crank
> >> and > BB (square tapper type) off my road bike and use it for cx
> >> and > then get a new crank for the road bike. Is the record BB
> >> sealed > enough to fend off mud? One problem with this is the
> >> lack of > chain rings for campy bolt circle.
> >>
> >>
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