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don't mean on a clock, ha ha.
i'm so impatient/obsessive once i've decided i want something (frame swap).
often having just given in and bought something new, one comes up on the forum. this time i'll have to wait as the frame i want isn't available new anymore.
so what's the longest you've waited til something eventually turned up on here or ebay? just trying to relieve my impatience...
Waiting for a Hope BB to come up just now......
Waiting for a Hope BB to come up just now......
Why?
I can see the appeal of buying a £70 Hope BB to last 2x as long as a £15 XTR BB (although IME the shimano ones closed the gap significantly a couple of years ago) if you really hate maintenance. But why pay more for a 2nd hand BB which probably won't last as long as the XTR one?
both my hope ones were second hand and are still going strong
SO strong I have not even used the XTR one I have
I could say the same about the spare XTR BBs I bought from Rose 2 years ago.
Not saying Hope aren't possibly better, just seems odd to wait for 2nd hand consumables. A frame, seatpost, stem, brakes etc make sense, but 'premium' consumables must be if not a false economy then at least of negligable benifit over just buying regular ones though.
....waiting for a Hope BB as i've recently procurred some carbon XO cranks which are GXP....
Unless you know of a GXP BB better than hope for less money?
A fox shock compression spacer.
I've not had such bad experiences with recent GXP BB's. Had one in 2011 which lasted a few rides, one came on a new bike recently and is still going, cant say for how long, but it's not been abysmal so far.
Currently waiting for a 2012 Transition Bandit large frame in black to come up somewhere, 'bit specific I know. The fact that I cannot buy one new has been my saving grace.
is it longer than people have waited for the rocket?
is it longer than people have waited for the rocket?
ooh thats gonna smart 😆
not much encouragement there folks! come on. i want a bit of solace. and to know [i]how long[/i] you achly waited
"i waited 2 years for an 853 whatever in size 24" and eventually i got one, worth the wait..."
etc.
conan, why not buy an uberbike BB? ceramic/stainless. probably be the same price new as the hope 2nd hand. supposed to be very good. can't vouch for quality but surely worth a punt once for the cheaper price?
What size, Hora?