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Hollowtech vs square taper for a commuter that eats cranks?
I've snapped two square taper spindles in 14 months on my wet-weather daily rider in Seattle, and I'm wondering if I should bite the bullet on Hollowtech instead of just replacing the BB every three weeks, anyone else switch and notice a real stiffness gain or is it just marketing?
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lunar891mo ago
Snapped spindles usually means the BB shell threads are shot or your frame alignment is off, not that square taper is weak. Hollowtech won't fix a bad shell, and the bearings sit outside where road spray kills them faster than a sealed cartridge ever would. Fix the frame first, then decide, otherwise you'll be eating cranks and outboard bearings.
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