A question I got in a YouTube video comment, regarding what I recommend to get, and what to avoid (posting the answer below, because it's a good question, but comments and replies get lost on YouTube):
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The best bicycle bottom bracket standard?
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The full answer:
Shimano Hollowtech II threaded are probably the least bad (or best, depending on whether your glass is hafl-full or half-empty
).
How to inspect HT II bearings for wear:
Why square taper is not perfect:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/10123/unsafe-cycling-patents/#3.2
Why Octalink sucks:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/1634/bicycle-bottom-bracket-standards-explained/#4
Other 2-piece crank standards are merely a less-than-optimal work around the Shimano-patent-protected 24 mm steel axle, and I consider them to be slightly inferior despite the marketing.
Relja
Shimano Hollowtech II threaded are probably the least bad (or best, depending on whether your glass is hafl-full or half-empty
).How to inspect HT II bearings for wear:
Why square taper is not perfect:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/10123/unsafe-cycling-patents/#3.2
Why Octalink sucks:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/1634/bicycle-bottom-bracket-standards-explained/#4
Other 2-piece crank standards are merely a less-than-optimal work around the Shimano-patent-protected 24 mm steel axle, and I consider them to be slightly inferior despite the marketing.
Relja
The full answer:
Shimano Hollowtech II threaded are probably the least bad (or best, depending on whether your glass is hafl-full or half-empty ).
How to inspect HT II bearings for wear:
Why square taper is not perfect:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/10123/unsafe-cycling-patents/#3.2
Why Octalink sucks:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/1634/bicycle-bottom-bracket-standards-explained/#4
Other 2-piece crank standards are merely a less-than-optimal work around the Shimano-patent-protected 24 mm steel axle, and I consider them to be slightly inferior despite the marketing.
Relja
Shimano Hollowtech II threaded are probably the least bad (or best, depending on whether your glass is hafl-full or half-empty
).How to inspect HT II bearings for wear:
Why square taper is not perfect:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/10123/unsafe-cycling-patents/#3.2
Why Octalink sucks:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/1634/bicycle-bottom-bracket-standards-explained/#4
Other 2-piece crank standards are merely a less-than-optimal work around the Shimano-patent-protected 24 mm steel axle, and I consider them to be slightly inferior despite the marketing.
Relja