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Cannondale race bikes

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    #32
    magicbastarder
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    which % applies to the interest rate on the card?


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    #33
    tuxy
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    Whenever I see a Cannondale I'm usually impressed by how good looking the bikes are but I also would be concerned about BB30.
    Have Cannondale managed to solve the issues with bb30 yet?


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    magicbastarder
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    terrydel wrote: »
    but noticing it and quantifying it is nigh on impossible
    i'm giving this one to terrydel on a technicality as he said 'noticing it AND quantifying it' and not 'noticing it OR quantifying it'.


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    #35
    CramCycle
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    tuxy wrote: »
    Whenever I see a Cannondale I'm usually impressed by how good looking the bikes are but I also would be concerned about BB30.
    Have Cannondale managed to solve the issues with bb30 yet?
    The BB is pretty much the only reason I haven't bought a Cannondale yet.


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    #36
    tuxy
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    Someone should tell them about the benefits of a threaded bottom bracket :(


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    #37
    irishrover99
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    Don’t worry about the bb30.
    You’ll be going so fast on the Cannondale that nobody will hear you😀.
    But seriously, after a lot of research or google searches I should say, I’ve concluded that it’s a press fit issue common to all bikes with these bottom brackets and not a bb30 or Cannondale issue.
    I bought my caad12 last year and the difference between it and other bikes I’ve owned in terms of handling is night and day. I also got a bb30a converter so I can fit shimano cranks, once the ones the came with bike are worn out.


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    #38
    tuxy
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    If you like bb30 why not replace the bearing when it wears out instead of using the converter?


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    #39
    CramCycle
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    Square taper for the win :cool:


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    #40
    irishrover99
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    tuxy wrote: »
    If you like bb30 why not replace the bearing when it wears out instead of using the converter?

    I wouldn't say i like it TBH.
    I just bought the converter because it gives me more options down the road.


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    #41
    irishrover99
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    CramCycle wrote: »
    Square taper for the win :cool:

    I can't stand them.
    The amount of skin i lost of my knuckles removing those things.
    When the threads get worn, they are a disaster to remove.


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    #42
    cajonlardo
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    I have owned 3 cannondale with the bb30

    First one developed the squeak.
    I took off the chainset cleaned the spindle and bearing race with rag and degrease, reassembled.
    All good. For a fortnight. Then squeak came back. Stripped again repeated cleaning but this time I was scrupulous
    This time I also used torque wrench
    No more squeak for several months.

    Then I decided that every month I'd do the strip clean re grease. Never had a squeak after that. Got 3 full years out of a caadx riding it all year round all weather commutes, training and several sportives.

    That routine will take 15minutes every month to 6 weeks.


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    #43
    CramCycle
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    irishrover99 wrote: »
    I can't stand them.
    The amount of skin i lost of my knuckles removing those things.
    When the threads get worn, they are a disaster to remover.

    Bar my track bike, after I changed my first Hollowtech BB, I was like, what was all that BS I was messing with for years, this is wonderful.


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