Seriously? Bottom brackets

[Owlie]

I just replaced the bottom bracket. Again. This bike is three years old and on its third BB. I don't think I'm too rough on my bike, and I don't make a habit of riding in rain. What's going on, and what can I do to slow the rate at which my bike appears to eat bottom brackets?

[Melalvai]

Can you get a higher quality bottom bracket? I wore through a few because I haul a heavy grocery trailer.

[Bethany1]

Get a better bottom bracket. You'd have to talk to you LBS about which kind you'd need. It's not you.

[Biciclista]

I Was told that my BB was good for 10,000 miles. And it wore out at almost exactly that!! (I was proud of that, actually!)

[tulip]

I've never worn out a bottom bracket. Maybe I'm not riding enough.

[Owlie]

The thing with getting a higher-quality BB is the fact that I'd need new cranks, and that's not worth it at this point, when the bike will likely be relegated to backup in the next year or so. (But don't tell her I said that. )

And there's still some creaking going on, but I can't tell where it's coming from. My guesses are either seatpost/saddle, or handlebars. I swear the LBS in Cincy, despite being very "corporate", has done the best job with this thing out of anyone I've taken it to, not counting the store I bought it from.