PLASTIC BB!!!?

I think easterns gone a bit to far with the weight saving thing this time

who cares abuoutweight,ive seen dudes riding 35 pounds bikes doing tricks not even trendy kids with 20 pounds bike can do,i used to like eastern compnay,but as i see all their shit breaks

eastern has to stop before they kill one of their few fans

haha yea

plastic stuff is only ok if it is pedals and bar ends

I wouldn't fancy my chances with these...
Eastern make light frames and they're good but this is too far on the weight saving.

i would use them, theyve obviously been tested for safety

i bet next new trendy thing will be plastic frames

I agree with jackson They will have been troughly tested but evertyhing brakes sometimes and its not always the companys fault. It could be a manufacturing default. All in all i like them but i dont think i would go that far just to have my bike weigh a couple less grams

oh yeah frames are tested for safety but how many horror stories and pics are there of broken eastern frames

i think i might get one when i get my new frame if they aint to much money ?

everything snaps and eastern have a lifetime warranty on there frames who cares if it snaps they either give u the same model or a better one

the new eastern frames are fine the first grim reapers were death on wheels tho

the plastic bb is actually a Bushing and is used in various high stress applications without failiure. It is rated for something like 2 tonnes of pressure without ovalising and is self lubricating, dirt and water dont affect it either. The only problem with using a bush as a BB is that it spins a little slower than a bearing driven bottom bracket, but for most this is a good thing.

Dude plastic BB's i reckon is a completly idiodict thing

actually i think i mite ride them if i get the chance

how much??

They must be pretty cheap coz its just plastic

it doesnt say on there website either it just says they will be cheaper than the normal won

i wouldve expected them to be alot weaker than normal BBs so yea cheaper but if theyre stronger and lighter then alot more expensive

yer probly

i would run these if i needed a new BB without a doubt.
Oh and by the way, bushings should hold up in a BB easily, they use them in various high end hubs [proper magnalite] and most sealed pedals.