Perhaps foolishly I built my two R iv Roads with Phil ti bbs. I asked Phil if they will stand up to 170 lb pushing a 70 or 75" gear up steep hills. The man who replied said that they are used by track sprinters and will easily stand up to my paltry efforts -- he put it more politely than that. In any event, one now has well over 10,000 miles on it, the second almost 7,000, and no problems so far. FWIW, I can't feel more flex on them than on my steel Phil or for that matter the 110 or so Isis on the Monocog I used to own, tho' I am not claiming the latter AREN'T stiffer.
Sent from my iPhone On May 13, 2011, at 11:22 PM, benzzoy <benz...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Not that I'm anti-Ti or anything, but after using a bunch of Ti- > spindled square-tapered BB, including the White Industries version, I > would recommend against them unless you're trying to break some sort > of weight record (and clearly with Phil Wood hubs, you're not). Ti- > spindled square-tapered BBs are very flexy even at my size and weight > (5'10", 140+lb then) so I hate to think how much more flexy it will be > for someone who rides a 58cm frame. The upside of a steel spindle, > apart from being nicely stiffer, is that it's cheaper. > > Tubes? I would go for Schwalbe's. They're of noticeably higher > quality (more uniform and with nice reinforcements) and seem to hold > pressure longer. > > > On May 13, 2:27 pm, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Drivetrain >> ----------------------- >> White Industries Ti BB (113mm) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
