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- SRAM Alloy GXP Bottom BracketThe SRAM Alloy GXP Bottom Bracket features advanced Gutter Seal technology that drastically improves sealing against the elements while reducing seal drag. SRAM has designed a fresh new cup forging for a new, clean look. The SRAM Alloy GXP Bottom Bracket brings a new standard in external bearing performance as the custom steel bearings, sealed cartridge bearings, and tungsten finish offer a high-end, reliable bottom bracket Features:Gutter Seal technologyImproved tool engagementSealed cartridge bearingsCustom steel bearingsTungsten finishTechnologies:GXP: Giga X Pipe External Bottom Bracket Bearing Assembly. While other systems rely on side loading the bearings to eliminate play, which causes premature bearing wear, the GXP system is different. The GXP system captures the left side bearing between the spindle and the left crank arm while allowing the drive-side bearing to float axially on the spindle, thereby eliminating the necessity to side-load bearings during adjustment. The simplicity of installation is refined: once it is tightened to the proper specifications you are ready to roll with a worry free BB. The GXP system uses two bicycle specific cartridge bearings and eight seals for a smooth and long-lasting ride BuyåÊSRAM Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Product codes: 00.6415.045.000
- Product ID 1: 750937296
- Product ID 2: 199312UK
We bring you the most detailed and genuine customer reviews here at ExpertBikeReviews.co.uk to help you get the best product, not only for your needs but your budget too. You’ve probably already realised that no matter what bike product it is, be it a Pedal, Water Bottle or Bottom Brackets, there’s always a massive amount of choice. So we aim to narrow down that choice by providing you with customer reviews, our own review score and then comparing the price of the product against other similar options. The goal here is to help you decide if SRAM Alloy GXP Bottom Bracket is the best suited of the Bottom Brackets from Chain Reaction Cycles.
SRAM Alloy GXP Bottom Bracket is available currently from Chain Reaction Cycles for just £22.99, which is a saving of £6.00 off of the £28.99 RRP price, saving you 21%. £22.99 is also the cheapest we managed to find it online from the major bike retailers today.
We’ve run some analysis on the current price of SRAM Alloy GXP Bottom Bracket to help identify if it’s a good deal or not. We’ve also created the table below which details what you can expect to pay for product that match the features and specs of SRAM Alloy GXP Bottom Bracket, all of these should help you to decide if it’s right for you.
Key stats for the price of SRAM Alloy GXP Bottom Bracket.
- The average price of products in the Bottom Brackets category is £44.06
- The average price of a SRAM product is £138.07
- The average price of a SRAM product from the Bottom Brackets category is £46.89
As you can see, at £22.99, SRAM Alloy GXP Bottom Bracket is a bargain, particularly when you consider the quality and features you’ll get from this SRAM product, against the average prices shown above. But with 149 products to choose from in the Bottom Brackets category, there is of course a huge amount of choice.
Specification / Price Comparison
| Spec | Comment |
|---|---|
| Colour: Grey | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Colour: Grey spec is £171.31 |
| Size: 68/73mm, 70mm, 83mm | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Size: 68/73mm, 70mm, 83mm spec is £22.99 |
| Option: English Thread, Italian Thread | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Option: English Thread, Italian Thread spec is £46.39 |
| The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same spec is | |
| Gutter Seal technology | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Gutter Seal technology spec is £22.99 |
| Improved tool engagement | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Improved tool engagement spec is £22.99 |
| Sealed cartridge bearings | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Sealed cartridge bearings spec is £64.38 |
| Custom steel bearings | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Custom steel bearings spec is £22.99 |
| Tungsten finish | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same Tungsten finish spec is £22.99 |
| GXP: Giga X Pipe External Bottom Bracket Bearing Assembly. While other systems rely on side loading the bearings to eliminate play, which causes premature bearing wear, the GXP system is different. The GXP system captures the left side bearing between the spindle and the left crank arm while allowing the drive-side bearing to float axially on the spindle, thereby eliminating the necessity to side-load bearings during adjustment. The simplicity of installation is refined: once it is tightened to the proper specifications you are ready to roll with a worry free BB. The GXP system uses two bicycle specific cartridge bearings and eight seals for a smooth and long-lasting ride. | The average price of Bottom Brackets with the same GXP: Giga X Pipe External Bottom Bracket Bearing Assembly. While other systems rely on side loading the bearings to eliminate play, which causes premature bearing wear, the GXP system is different. The GXP system captures the left side bearing between the spindle and the left crank arm while allowing the drive-side bearing to float axially on the spindle, thereby eliminating the necessity to side-load bearings during adjustment. The simplicity of installation is refined: once it is tightened to the proper specifications you are ready to roll with a worry free BB. The GXP system uses two bicycle specific cartridge bearings and eight seals for a smooth and long-lasting ride. spec is £22.99 |
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Reviews of SRAM Alloy GXP Bottom Bracket
Customer reviews are one of the most important and useful aspects of buying bike products online. Particularly as there’s just such a vast range of choice. it can be the difference between buying rubbish yet expensive Bottom Brackets or cheap yet amazing ones. For those of you that are just looking for a bit of reassurance that you’re buying a decent product, then a quick review score can be enough. SRAM Alloy GXP Bottom Bracket scored 3.6 out of 5 based on 142 customer reviews at Chain Reaction Cycles which puts it as one of the better reviewed Bottom Brackets available. If you’d like to take a bit more time to find out why it scored so well in these reviews just click the “Read Full Review” button and we’ll send you off to the product page at Chain Reaction Cycles where you can check out all the customer ratings. And don’t forget that Chain Reaction Cycles was also the cheapest source for SRAM Alloy GXP Bottom Bracket in our search today, at £22.99.
Here are just a couple of interesting reviews that we picked out from verified customers:
Buy the tool and learn how to change it yourself ! by craggybend, 17 June 2014, 15 out of 16 people found this review helpful Would I recommend this to a friend ? I have ticked the YES box but there is a very BIG But! Due to the number of times this unit has failed I have learnt how to service and change it myself, which is easy, 15 min job. I have discovered that the one thing that will destroy this BB in one ride is water. Any water, a large puddle, heavy rain, or the wash at the end of the ride. Its an OK piece of kit, cheap enough. If you take it off having been in contact with water, deep clean and re grease I have found that I can keep it going for ages. So if you have the time, knowledge and patience I would say try it. Its smooth, cranks spin easily, easy to maintain, and will last with a bit of TLC. SRAM seriously needs to deal with their gutter seal technology, it just don’t work !! Pros: cheap easy to fit easy to maintain Cons: its hates water will fail if it comes in contact with water poor seals I found this review helpful I did not find this review helpful
Poor design by Ouzo, 8 January 2015, 18 out of 22 people found this review helpful This is my third attempt at a review so I’ll be brief in case this one goes missing too. I have the GXP bearing on two different bikes. They are awful, especially if you have an older Truvativ crank that started life with the older style GXP bearing with deeper cups (which was fairly poor too#. As has been said, if you get these wet you need to strip and re-grease them fully. I’ve covered nearly 30,000 miles on these since 2010 both on and off road and I think I’ve used nine, including the two original ones that came fitted with each of my bikes. The best I’ve managed out of one was 4,500 miles in a dry summer on road, with a monthly strip and re-grease. The worst I’ve achieved was approx. 400 miles. To extend their life I’ve tried not washing my bike at all, I’ve tried stripping the bearings after every wet ride or bike wash, all to no avail. Water and grit get in sooner or later. If you have a fairly new bike and you’ve just discovered your first set have died #in truth they probably expired long before you noticed any play or creaking – trust me), I would recommend getting rid of your current crank now and moving to a whole new system. Truvativ crank owners – if you find the plastic bushing keeps popping out of the drive side bearing, when you assemble them, place a spacer between the outer face of the bushing and the crank arm. I use an epoxy based filler called Milliput. After assembly this hardens to form the perfect size without introducing any unwanted side loading. I found this review helpful I did not find this review helpful
SRAM Alloy GXP Bottom Bracket – other options
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