benjabbi
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I'd buy NOS if it's a relatively sensible price, but I have bought both used BBs and cassettes.Good to know and you never find the old cassettes or old bottom brackets ever give you any grief even if half well used ?
With Shimano BBs you do have to put a bit of trust in the seller, but I think most (unfortunately not all) people won't try to sell a completely f****d BB. If it is clean and rust free on the outside, described as good and the price is right, I'll take a punt.
I've not had a dud yet.
Other BBs like Raceface, Royce and a lovely Tange one I bought recently have replaceable bearings so if nothing else looks damaged they're easily refreshed.
With cassettes I look hard at pictures to decide how worn they are and always try to keep the price low so if it is a dud, I don't lose too much cash. I see absolutely knackered cassettes at work on an almost daily basis so have a fairly good idea of what to look for. So far I've not bought one that hasn't worked with a new chain.
I've also paid out for NOS m900 and 737 in the past, a fair chunk of money, but peace of mind, it's definitely going to work nicely with a new chain.
It's also still reasonable money compared to the 12 speed XTR cassette on my newest bike! That was bloody ridiculous, but again, I'm an idiot, if I'm having XTR I want full XTR.
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