Re: [CR]BB Alternative help

(Example: Framebuilding:Brazing Technique)

Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:07:21 -0800
Subject: Re: [CR]BB Alternative help
To: "Greg" <gtsoftley@ozemail.com.au>
From: "Brandon Ives" <brandon@ivycycles.com>
In-Reply-To: <002d01c5fe02$490ebee0$2101a8c0@xxxjiugw7q2ghy>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Try to get your hands on a Mavic BB which is a fine replacement for a bunged BB first. If you can't find one of those look for one of the EDCO BBs with the elliptical cup/shell arrangement, in the common youth vernacular of today these BBs would be known at "the f***in' bomb." I still rue the day I sold mine with a frame 10+ years ago. best, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives Vancouver, B.C.

On Saturday, Dec 10, 2005, at 19:23 US/Pacific, Greg wrote:
> Hi Crew, I finally made time to fit the BB into my Merckx Strada as a
> Saturday job, and as luck would have it, the threads on the fixed cup
> side are nearly non-existant and has a groove that will make re-tapping
> impossible. What is the best solution? Is there a quality 70 BB out
> there that can be fitted without requiring a threaded shell that will
> accept a SR crank?
> BTW, thanks for all the help a week or so ago regarding the
> Edco/Simplex
> der. situation I was in. It is quite humbling to be amongst a group
> that
> is so generous with its assistance.
> Greg Softley
> Tropical heat and frustration
> Coffs Harbour
> Australia