The pink bike got a shiny new part today...

but you'd never know it. It's got a new SKF bottom bracket. It only took 4 years of rain-or-shine riding to wear out the original BB.

SKF is a high-end German bearing manufacturer. They've long made the bearings for Camapgnolo's buttery-smooth square taper bottom brackets. Recently, they've decided to produce their own line of ISIS- and Octalink-compatible bottom brackets, and I was impressed by the quality of this one. It's not the lightest unit by far, but I have a feeling like my Mom's '78 240D it's built to last. Go Germans!