I have a FAG BB like that on a stripped old Dave Lloyd frame - it seems to have decent bearings and the structure has so far stood up to a lard-arse like myself quite well
Ed Maggs London
>>> Ron Gurth <rononice@yahoo.com> 07/01/2005 13:15:30 >>>
When I was new to the sport in the early 70s, I would tear into my
bike
to clean the gunk out fairly regularly, and wound up
stripping/cross-threading the adj. cup side. (I am more careful now).
The only local good shop in town at that time (Steve's, Dayton, OH)
tapped it for different threading. It was a Mercier, and I was told
the
new threads were English. (That is my recollection, but I am not sure
that makes sense). In any event, that eventually failed. I was shown
a
'repair-bottom bracket' at a small neighborhood shop. This was a
sealed
type unit that had flanges that tightened up against the faces of the
shell instead of threading into it. It looked clunky as hell, but I
rode the thing without any problem for years! I have no idea if such
a
thing is still available, and I couldn't recommend it for a really
fine
frame, but if you have no choice and you want to ride the bike, it
works.
Ron Gurth converting my bike into a pontoon boat in Carmel, IN
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