Phil Wood B/B's

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Originally posted by DesertRider
Reviews and opinions from P/W B/B owners please.

I have 2 Phil Wood Bottom Brackets.
They are very smooth and reliable. They provide for exact chainline adjustment. They are heavier than most BBs and require at least one PW BB tool to install. I have 2 of their tools and find installation straight forward.
I have never needed to remove the BBs for service.
One is in my Miyata steel 1000 series butted steel touring bicycle that has seen years of service in all weather conditions available within 2,000 miles of Chicago.
The other is in my OCLV Trek road bicycle.
Both have over 100,000 miles on them.

Thanks for your response. Of the few sources that I have checked, I have yet to hear anything overall negative(just wt.) about them. It's strange that there are not more of them in use. Pricey initially, but why not buy a lifetime part.

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Originally posted by DesertRider
Reviews and opinions from P/W B/B owners please.

I have an 85' Trek 770 with Campy Super Record. My BB went out and it took several months to track down one that would fit as a replacement. Nothing from Campy will fit it now. Phill Wood makes the exact BB I needed. I went with the SS spindle, but I'm a heavy rider so that's exactly what I needed. Put it in and forget it. Nothing more to do for a long long time.

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Originally posted by DesertRider
It's strange that there are not more of them in use. Pricey initially, but why not buy a lifetime part.

How many bikes are lifetime? They don't work with any of the current splined cranks, so there is a big market that cannot be acessed.

True, they don't yet offer splined models. Come to think of it, splined cranks are about as useful as integrated headsets.