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DAE miss the days when bikes came with simple cup-and-cone bearings?

Every time I service a modern press-fit bottom bracket... I think about how easy loose ball bearings were. You could feel the wear, tweak the preload by hand... and get years of smooth spinning. Now it's all about special tools and parts you toss out... and it just doesn't feel the same. Makes me appreciate the old-school stuff even more.
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hill.nathan
Loose ball bearings needed constant adjustment too, lmao.
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the_wyatt
the_wyatt2mo ago
Ever find that adjustment super annoying though?
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ellis.faith
Modern stuff just feels disposable now.
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margareto26
True, but I'd still take the old school any day! Way less waste.
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