Bottom Brackets

[Dang!]

Has anyone tried any of the external bearing ISIS BB's w/ their FFW cranks?
such as:
http://www.webcyclery.com/product.php?productid=17343&cat=252&page=1

My FSA Platinum DH gave up the ghost and I need a replacement. Most of the standard ISIS BB's are shit IMO. I like the idea of external sealed bearings, and a couple of the available ones seem like they could work, but...
It's an expensive gamble.
Anyone?

[johnglazer]

i think manimal has/had one of those...

here's another topic about them
http://observedtrials.net/vb/showthread.php?t=22002&highlight=external+bearing+bb

looking through some past threads mentioning them, sounds like they are not top choice. a couple con's i saw:
-not compatible with FFW
-have to run larger chainring up front to clear the bearing (i think they said 24t)
-damage to non-drive side bearing when/if you land on bash

[Dang!]

I should of looked further eh?
I still think it may be possible... Doesn't seem like people have really tried.

[Dang!]

Well- I need to find something-
has anyone heard anything about SKF BB's?
http://stores.channeladvisor.com/ebikestop/items/004-CR3507
They make great bearings, and have been around for along time.
They have needle bearings on the drive side as well.

[stocktrials]

heavy but durable

[Dang!]

Isn't that always the way...
For what a pain it is to swap out a conventional bottom bracket, they should last longer. How heavy is it? It seems the average weight of a BB is around 300 grams, unless your running Ti or something geared towards racing.
Is echo BB worth a damn?

[muddyfox]

External bearing will not work with ffw. Buy something cheapish and replace every 6 months..

[netto]

swapping bottom brackets does not take all that long really. 10 mins max. i'd just buy something lighter and replace it when the bearings die.

[Dang!]

alright fine then... Dang!
I still think it's a little bit of planned obsolescence though...
I think maybe I'll get some self extracting crank bolts though?

[johnglazer]

I haven't had any issues with my echo BB, and it is about 8 months old now.

[stb222]

you don't need the self extracting bolts, pulling the cranks and swapping a bottom bracket takes no time at all. Invest in a park tools crank puller and bottom bracket tool and you won't be sorry.

[Dang!]

yeah... owned one and can't find it, haven't given up on looking yet...
I hate the idea of buying the tool again.

[muddyfox]

You can use my tools. Make sure you get a 128mm..

[Dang!]

I got one coming tomorrow! It's funny- after all my figuring on a alt. route.
Their are few companies that even make a 128-