Race Face X-Type DH BB Reviews
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Description
Designed to be used with your X-Type cranksets. Manufactured from high strength aluminum & featuring twice the number of ball bearings than our competitors, Race Face BB cups are also compatible with some Shimano and FSA external BB systems, making for a great upgrade.
? BB Cups are forged & CNC machined from 7050 aluminum.
? Features 35% more thread engagement & thicker walls than the XC/AM BB cups for greater durability in big-hit situations.
? Massive external bottom bracket cups house 35% larger ball bearings than internal systems, yielding vastly improved durability.
? In addition, bearings feature a special ?full-complement? construction. This doubles the amount of ball bearings in the cartridge & greatly increases it?s load carrying capacity.
? Bearings feature our new custom triple wiper seal to better retain grease & keep contaminants out and are factory filled with Phil Wood waterproof grease ? tested & proven to extend bearing life.
? Interchangeable with select Shimano and FSA external MOUNTAIN BB systems.
Designed to be used with your X-Type cranksets. Manufactured from high strength aluminum & featuring twice the number of ball bearings than our competitors, Race Face BB cups are also compatible with some Shimano and FSA external BB systems, making for a great upgrade.
? BB Cups are forged & CNC machined from 7050 aluminum.
? Features 35% more thread engagement & thicker walls than the XC/AM BB cups for greater durability in big-hit situations.
? Massive external bottom bracket cups house 35% larger ball bearings than internal systems, yielding vastly improved durability.
? In addition, bearings feature a special ?full-complement? construction. This doubles the amount of ball bearings in the cartridge & greatly increases it?s load carrying capacity.
? Bearings feature our new custom triple wiper seal to better retain grease & keep contaminants out and are factory filled with Phil Wood waterproof grease ? tested & proven to extend bearing life.
? Interchangeable with select Shimano and FSA external MOUNTAIN BB systems.
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Reviews
Pros: smooth bearings
Cons: none yet
Recommendation: i dropped this bb in on a recent rebuild as my fsa had seized, i like this bb alot better
Cons: none yet
Recommendation: i dropped this bb in on a recent rebuild as my fsa had seized, i like this bb alot better
Pros: rides smooth, race face quality, I replaced a 5 year old X-type bottom bracket with the same one due to the quality of endurance of years of trail riding
Cons: nothing
Recommendation: I am happy impressed and impressed with this bottom bracket
Cons: nothing
Recommendation: I am happy impressed and impressed with this bottom bracket
Pros: Good quality bearings
Cons: Small insert of plastic that sometimes cracks.
Recommendation: The older versions had a small issue of cracking the lip of plastic that the cranks ran on and then generated movement but that was a few of them most are great and work well for a very long time...
Cons: Small insert of plastic that sometimes cracks.
Recommendation: The older versions had a small issue of cracking the lip of plastic that the cranks ran on and then generated movement but that was a few of them most are great and work well for a very long time...
Pros: Solid and smooth.
Cons: It is a bit heavier than your normal crank. The external part of it makes it a bit unique in regards to it still being refered to as an ISIS crankset, but nothing to be concerned about.
Recommendation: This crankset is great. I would recommend it for any hardcore XC, AM, FR, DH.
Cons: It is a bit heavier than your normal crank. The external part of it makes it a bit unique in regards to it still being refered to as an ISIS crankset, but nothing to be concerned about.
Recommendation: This crankset is great. I would recommend it for any hardcore XC, AM, FR, DH.
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Pros: - Solid and super smooth
- Parts are easily accessible and serviceable
- Color
Cons: - Dust caps tend to come off if you install/uninstall your cranks a lot
- Dust caps break easily
Recommendation: A great bottom bracket that can take punishment from every day DH use. After thousands of cycles it is still spinning as smooth as new. Complimented by a very nice gold finish this BB can find a home on any build.
The dust caps are a tad fragile and will come out if the crank spindle is inserted quickly or with force. This is probably needed in order to make them serviceable.