Hmm... I rode an iDrive through every condition imaginable for about a year without once servicing the bottom bracket. I had to sell it, so I got it serviced and, yes, lots of crap gets in there, but once it was cleaned, you'd never have known it was used in the first place. It was then duly sold to an uncomplaining buyer.
/disclaimer: I'm not trying to prove Grip wrong - I'm just speaking from my own experience.