[CR]Re: Splined BBs from the 70s?

(Example: Framebuilders:Alex Singer)

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Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:01:32 -0500
To: Doug Van Cleve <dvancleve@gmail.com>, "classicrendezvous@bikelist.org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: [CR]Re: Splined BBs from the 70s?


At 9:45 AM -0700 11/30/05, Doug Van Cleve wrote:
>Folks,
>
>Here is a picture of the "adjustable" cup of this splined BB. Both sides
>look the same to me, I presume the fixed cup is reverse threaded since I
>would think the frame is English threaded. Sometimes the formatting gets
>messed up on these tinypic links, so please give me a holler if you get som
>e
>weird picture that isn't a splined BB.
>
><http://tinypic.com/i22352.jpg>
><http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=i22352>
>
>So what is it that I have, and can I get a tool to remove it?

That's a Phil Wood.

Here's the tool:

http://harriscyclery.net/site/itemdetails.cfm?ID=528

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