Much cheaper way to rejuvenate your BB by buying bearings

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                                       Just the bearings or entire  bb for replacement?

The bottom brackets of my two road bikes seem to be acting up.   The Pinarello's crank play was 2 to 3 mm.   The s works bb bearing has not been replaced since its acquisition.  I have read that the BB can be replaced cheaply.

The Pinarello is bearing is 6805  with 25 mm holes and 6 mm thickness.  You have to find the 6 mm.  The 7 mm is thicker and will not fit.   For the BB30 of S works it 6806 with 7mm thickness and 24 mm holes.

Both the bearings  4 pcs set cost P250.00++ delivery included.  I had the 6805 installed by Mario because you need a special puller and/or the bearing is difficult to remove.  I changed the 6806 for the s works myself.

The BB would be very expensive say 2 to 4k.  How much did I save.

I did not get ceramic bearings because they are expensive and I do not see much difference is friction.   Am not a superbiker

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