Stronglight and Tange Square Taper Bottom Brackets

We all know square taper is going the way of the dodo.  Shimano stopped making their Un 72 / 73 bottom bracket, and replaced it with a crappier Un 52 then something called the DBBL BB -32, which stands for Dirty Belly Button Lint Bottom Bracket Negative 32.  It’s made of unwashed button lint mixed with metal filings left over from making Tourney rear derailleurs.  That leaves us with just a few square taper units that are worth purchasing.  Let me list them on two fingers.    This Stronglight unit, and the TA Axis.  That’s it.  But wait, what about Phil Wood?  I’d rather run a DBBL BB -32.  Better machining at 1/64th the cost.  What about SKF?  Stainless spindle, snappy snappy, even on gravel.  What about White Industries?  Same thing.  If you are just road riding, probably fine, but these Tange and Stronglight units will likely last for at least 10,000 miles, and it’s not super spendy.  Chromoly spindle.  Won’t snap, it’ll bend first.  Have we seen snapped Stainless spindles?  Yes. To