Best, yet (semi) affordable, bottom bracket - 2013 Shiv Pro and 2014 QR PR6

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  Tad_M Member, Rooster Endurance Member, Level 2 Supporter, POTM

  June 2016 edited June 2016

  First, It's hard to define price/value to you and your wife since you are making a living at this. If you believe friction facts bottom bracket studies, the best to worst bottom bracket choices range from .29 to 2.1 watts of drag, and it's not necessarily related to bottom bracket type or price/level of hardware. Hmmmm. Let's just say for a second that there may be 1 watt difference between two bottom brackets you consider. In an ironman, the bike calculator algorithm says that may create 30 seconds of difference. Those same folks show that proper chain lube/maintenance can easily double that difference. So, it seems that saving money on bottom brackets may be a wise place as compared to other spending.
  
  Is 30 seconds worth a $110 Hawk bottom bracket vs. a $40 wheels mfg bracket (I'm not claiming that the Hawk even has the advantage over the Wheels...talk to them about that.) Hawk is getting lots of buzz, but I swear by Wheels Mfg. products for value. Again, I'm not a racer.
  
  Either way, both their techs can show you the proper product and adapters for which crank you have into that odd OSBB frame shell. I believe its a PF30 format but a 61mm shell, so you have to ensure proper spacing to result in a final 68mm width or proper choices of shells/bearings/adapters. Your SRAM crank may be a BB30/PF30 or it may be a GXP, either way, those companies techs will get you in the right combo of widgets.
  
  Same story for the PR6 just different adapters for the Shimano crank, except the BB frame shell is a BB30 and there is not a weird spacing issue with that one. Again, whichever product you go with, just have their techs define the bulletproof solution.
  

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  Zach Miller Member, Rooster Endurance Member, POTM

  June 2016

  if you sizes are right then
  BB30: http://www.hawk-racing.com/products/show/11
  PF30 to 24mm: http://www.hawk-racing.com/products/show/19
  
  http://shop.hawk-racing.com/index.php?p=products&p2=view_cat&cat=Bottom Brackets
  
  I can get you 50% off

  

  
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  Tad_M Member, Rooster Endurance Member, Level 2 Supporter, POTM

  June 2016

  Go Zach Miller!!!
  That 50% is killer!

  

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