[poorboy006]

I am trying to find an eccentric bb for a cannondale BB30 conversion. Anything else out there besides beer components? I know they are good but I would like something cheaper.

 

[Manicmtbr]

I think FSA makes one and I believe they are standard equipment on some Raleigh's.

The Beer Components is much higher quality though. The bearings are incredible.

 

[MTB Pharm]

Problem solver makes one slightly cheaper. Dunno about quality, never used one.

 

[pd406]

The team beer eccentric uses Phill Wood bearings. It is well made. I have one on my cannondale and highly recommend it.

 

[Manicmtbr]

The FSA one on the Raleigh is PF30, not BB30. My bad.

Raleigh Bicycles - Furley

FSA only lists the same PF30 BB.

ADAPTER

 

[poorboy006]

I saw that origin 8 is coming out with a bb30 adapter in June just like the beer but I'm sure it's not nearly as nice. I'm not sure how riding I will get in on this cannondale as it's a back up to my niner sir9. Guess I'll keep an eye out for a used beer. Mmmm used beer...


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[SlowPokePete]

Gotta say that for something like this I would save the extra $$ and get the BEER.

Although I have no experience with it, I do have experience dealing with ebb's and when they aren't working right (slipping, creaking, lacking durability, etc) it can be frustrating to the point of wanting a different frame.

Go with quality from the start ...

SPP

 

[Mr Pink57]

I have a BEER on my Cannondale 29er 1, it's a nice piece of hardware. I would spend the money again on this part and would not skimp out just because it's a backup bike, backup bikes are bikes that need to work when the other is down.

I did have a squeak issue but I think some dirt got in the shell area after a really nasty race, it's fixed now after tearing it all down and building it all back up.

 

[Ufdah]

No squeals w/ my Beer. Love it!

 

[Cusco]

If I had to do it all over again (which unfortunately I will likely have to do) I would get the Problem Solvers EBB instead of the Beer. The Beer EBB is a well made component but IMO has a design flaw. The fastening bolts they use are relatively small and the max torque on them I believe is 8nm. The problem with the relatively low torque rating is the Beer EBB is prone to slipping. I tried a number of ways to stop the slipping but at the end of the day I ended up torqueing the bolts well above the max (~ 11nm) and it has not slipped but I believe I may have damaged the bolts / EBB in the process. By comparison the Problem Solvers uses larger fastening bolts with a minimum torque rating of 12nm and a max of 18nm. To be fair I am using the Beer EBB on a Ti frame so that may be contributing to the slippage but I also have a teammate who had a similar issue with his Beer EBB. The Beer EBB has very nice / high quality machining and the bearings have been excellent thus far but given my slippage issue thus far I wouldn't buy another one. I'm not an engineer so I'm not sure this is a valid comparison but in my experience the torque specs on BB and crankset components are usually well above 8nm. You can also find the Problem Solvers EBB on sale for ~ $100 if you do some digging. Just my 2 cents.

 

[hoolie]

Cusco, I was one of the random people that had problems with NINER EBB I, single bolt EBB. Carbo Grip works. It solved the problem of slippage/creaking so well, that I only took apart to clean yearly. Price, sucks with shipping, but I highly recommend.