[CR]Re: OMAS titanium bb--does it last?

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Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 20:08:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: "EPL" <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <MONKEYFOODlTlQytxQ800000cd0@monkeyfood.nt.phred.org>
Subject: [CR]Re: OMAS titanium bb--does it last?

Charles Andrews wrote:
>
> Still working on my weight-weenie project for Cirque..
> and I'm wondering
> about this OMAS titanium bb I want to use. Did the axle
> in it break
> like the first-gen Campagnolo Super Record titanium axle?
> It looks like
> it would have the same problem, but if this is a
> different alloy, maybe
> not.
>
> This does bring up a couple of other questions that I'm
> sure have been
> answered here before, but maybe not in full detail (I did
> a little
> archive search and didn't quite find what I was looking
> for).. How
> often did the first-gen Super Record titanium bb axle
> break, and under
> what circumstances? Could it be used more judiciously,
> or would it fail
> after a certain amount of use no matter what kind of use?
>
> And I've always wondered about the campagnolo
> titanium-spindle Super
> Record pedals. Did those really break routinely, or
> could they, too, be
> used judiciously (that is, not constantly hammering on
> them in sprints
> in high gears) without breaking?

I've used two sets of Campy SR pedals (one Pista, one Strada) with Ti spindles for many years in all kinds of conditions, with not a single problem. I weigh about 170 lbs.

I plan on using an OMAS Ti axled BB in my next bike -- have not heard of problems with these.

Results may vary depending on your riding style and weight.

Emanuel Lowi Montreal, Quebec

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