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bcboy jessie-mmorgan's article

Feb 17, 2026 at 17:00

Feb 17, 2026

The New Ibis Ripley SL: Short Travel, Impressive Weight, US-Made

Why not at least run a T47 BB. A BSA is from the dark ages. Find me a bike that does not have press fit bearings in the bottom bracket and you'll find a bike that is missing a bottom bracket. If you can build a carbon frame with aligned BB shell, you can have it as a PF30 etc. Carbon + pressfit is the way to go. If a manufacture can't calculate the shrinkage rate of carbon to have a stable and correctly dimensioned BB shell they shouldn't be making frames. Besides the fact that to have a metal shell bonded to carbon and not fail is not easy. Its heavier and when your threaded BB gets stuck, Good luck.

bcboy stephanepelletier's article

Feb 13, 2026 at 14:24

Feb 13, 2026

Pinkbike Poll: If You Had $8,000 Today To Spend on Biking, What Are You Doing?

None of the provided options are ones I'd choose.

bcboy seb-stott's article

Aug 6, 2025 at 21:30

Aug 6, 2025

Thought Experiment: Which Has a Higher Environmental Impact, Uplifts or E-Bikes?

How about the amazing never done before riding uphill using lung/leg power? I know insanity riding a mountain bike as we have for decades.

bcboy brianpark's article

Dec 20, 2024 at 18:32

Dec 20, 2024

Rocky Mountain Files to Restructure in Attempt to Avoid Bankruptcy

I've had several Altitudes over the years. I generally liked the first 650b model. I heard that frame had a near 100% failure rate. Luckily mine was fine before selling. The previous on broke. I had just checked the entire frame and no cracks. Riding down Neds was ok. I was riding back to the parking lot and the BB shell fell out of the frame on a climbing section. This frame was used for parts at Lynn Valley bikes. I'm of mixed feelings here. I don't want then to disappear. But the bikes seem to have lost their way.

bcboy jessie-mmorgan's article

Nov 8, 2024 at 7:47

Nov 8, 2024

Canyon Issue a Stop Use Notice for the Spectral:ON CF & CFR, and Torque:ON CF eMTBs

This needs to be broden to cover all batteries affexied to bikes that don't power, computers, lights, or shifters.

bcboy mikekazimer's article

Nov 8, 2024 at 7:45

Nov 8, 2024

Trek Teases Steel Top Fuel

Nothing to love here. Iron bikes pfft.

bcboy mattbeer's article

Oct 19, 2024 at 8:42

Oct 19, 2024

Pinkbike Poll: What Does Your Ideal E-Bike Battery Look Like?

Batteries? None required is best.

bcboy jessie-mmorgan's article

Nov 5, 2023 at 5:47

Nov 5, 2023

Pinkbike Poll: What Are Your Must-Have Features On a New Mountain Bike?

Why threaded BB? Unless it is a metal frame that makes no sense. A press fit is the way to go in carbon. If you can make a good frame you can make a bb within spec. For those who won't run a 24mm spindled crank. BSA is too small. However, I've never seen a T47 on a mountain bike. One fact that seems to escape people is all bearings are press fit. Adding bearings to a threaded sleeve via "pressing" them in and then screwing that into a frame is missing the point. All my bikes are press-fit. Sadly my Rocky is using bb92 which means my 30 mm cranks eat bearings. My gravel bike with press fit works fine. Norco do not seem to make a reliable in-spec BB shell. I don't blame the BB I blame Norco.

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