RE: [CR]RE: Campy Bottom Bracket...OH NO!!!

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From: "John Price" <jprice@2-10.com>
To: 'Tom Dalton' <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: RE: [CR]RE: Campy Bottom Bracket...OH NO!!!
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 08:58:58 -0600


Thanks all who have answered on and off list - hope the can 'o worms isn't going to be too big ! ;^)

John Price

Denver, CO

-----Original Message----- From: Tom Dalton [mailto:tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 8:53 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]RE: Campy Bottom Bracket...OH NO!!!

It's funny how things that sound totally consitent with engineering principles can be so utterly inconsistent with our cycling experience. This is the essence of Jobst Brandt, P.E. Tom Dalton Bethlehem, PA Jim Cole wrote:>Also when installing a bottom bracket/crankset what's the consensus on what
>gets greased (and what kind of grease) and what gets lock-tighted... Yes,
>I know the bearings get greased - I'm inquiring about the threading,
>tapers...>>>>

OH NOOOO!!!!! Not the dreaded to grease or not to grease the tapers thread. Man, that is one of cycling's all time most controversial topics! Well, if you beleive everything Jobst sez here's his opinion.

http://draco.acs.uci.edu/rbfaq/FAQ/8f.11.html

Jim Cole Memphis, TN

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