BBR60 Bottom bracket on its way out

[T4tomo]

Following on from the BB in the gravel bike disintegrating
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/my-bottom-bracket-is-making-a-hell-of-a-racket.283211/

My Bianchi Ultegra / BBR60 BB has started to creak. 7 years and 11000 miles old, that's probably not too bad. I've ordered two, you never know when Shimano will stop making these things.

 

[T4tomo]

Whilst there are many merits of the sealed cartridge square taper BB's that literally run for decades (I have these on 4 of my bikes) when you feel the weight of such as the BBR60 ( a couple arrived in the post yesterday) you do realise why alternatives to a perfectly good solution were invented, they are a damn sight lighter, even if they don't last as long.

Slightly oddly the fitting tool I ordered has a 1/2inch square hole for a socket wrench, not the usual 3/8ths, so needs to stop by Halfords for an adaptor.