posted by PMerckx on october 08, 1997 at 06:34:51:
in reply to: Bottom Bracket Noise posted by Paul Avery on september 30, 1997 at 17:19:54:
Check out the Velonew Tech Talk board. There is
a whole discussion on this. The problem is not with
your bike, it's with the Dura Ace BB-to-Crank interface.
As you know, the DA spindle is not tapered and thus
would require very close tolerances to get a proper
fit. Though some DA owners experience no noise, there
are enough complaints about this for me to realize
that it's a real gamble: either you get a set with
a well machined fit or you get one that clicks. The
standard BB taper design allows cranks to press fit
onto the spindle with no problems. There was absolutely
no reason for Shimano to modify the BB design except
to force their imposed obsolescence strategy on
consumers. It seems they made a big mistake on this
one.