Gravel bike with Press Fit bottom bracket or Threaded?

[kingspirit]

Hi there,

What is the pros/cons of press fit bottom brackets? How reliable are they? I heard that they may creak, or a least they have more chances to develop a creak.

What is you opinion about press fit bottom brackets? Do you think better avoid them? As there are many nice budget/mid-budget bikes with press fit bottom brackets.

Cheers!

 

[vickster]

Bit of discussion here

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/which-press-fit-bb-to-buy.278727/

What‘s the frame made of? Carbon can be more problematic than other materials

Personally, I’d look for a bike with a non PF BB given the choice. I’ve had two Boardmans with creaky ones

 

[wheellab.cc]

Threaded any day of the week

 

[kingspirit]

Bit of discussion here

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/which-press-fit-bb-to-buy.278727/

What‘s the frame made of? Carbon can be more problematic than other materials

Personally, I’d look for a bike with a non PF BB given the choice. I’ve had two Boardmans with creaky ones

The frame is Alloy and Steel. Yeah that's the problem, like a lottery never know if its going to creak or not

 

[vickster]

It can be resolved potentially with regular servicing or an adaptor but up to you

 

[iluvmybike]

I have 2 bikes with Shimano press fit bb - no creaks. Hubby ha sone with a Hope press fit. No creaking. From friends bikes it seems that BB30 is the most likely to creak as it is a direct fit into the frame shell rather than the Shimano type which is contained in a plastic resin unit

 

[cyberknight]

luckily my boardman pf30 never creaked untill i had it changed and ended up at another shop to rectify it, if i was given a choice i would go screw in as i know how and have the tools for them