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As title; any comments, please.
It's for a rigid SS build which has been work-in-progress for too long.
I have had a few EBBs over the years and the second hand Bushnell light I had was one of the best. Never slipped, easy to adjust.
Saying that I didn't really have a problem with any of them although the one on a Sanderson frame was the worst to adjust and the 2 big bolts under the BB on a Dialled was probably the easiest with a Cannondale 1FG being fiddly due to crank getting in way of allen bolt.
Highly rated. 2 bikes with them, 1 set up SS full time, the other used for touring/bikepacking. 8 years on one, 6-7 on the other. Bushnells have been flawless, never a sound or a slip, and neither bike gets much attention (the SS is my main MTB for Chilterns winter conditions).
Conditional though - the BB shell needs to be accurate/round also, same as any EBB. A good pinch shell would be my 2nd option if not a Bushnell - prefer the Bushnell as the shell stays complete.
Same as above, had a second hand Tinbred for 5 years as a SS and it never failed me, only creaked after it had gone too long without a bit of love, and was dead easy to adjust once you had the knack
Would have another in a heartbeat.
Ditched the crap original Cannondale ebb for a Bushnell and it was fit and forget.
An alternative is carver, I have had one for 10 years that has been ace.
We had the Carver bushnell copy and it was pants. Hex head hole soft and very easily rounded. Mrs also didn't notice it had once come slightly loose and drifted sideways allowing chainring to saw a groove in the chainstay.....
The other main fault we found with all the expanding cam designs was the small gaps would ingest mud and grit by capillary action, meaning you had to strip and clean them before you could reliably adjust chain tension.
Got one in my Cotic, been there a few years now and not a single issue with slipping or adjustment, hands down best EBB I’ve used, and I think I’ve tried most types over the last couple of decades...