Re: [CR] Modifying BB Cups to Fit Phil Wood BB's?

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Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:27:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: "r cielec" <teaat4p@yahoo.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <289495.30313.qm@web53604.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] Modifying BB Cups to Fit Phil Wood BB's?

As a former list member who had a Bridgeport and a bed lathe in his basement said:

"Why buy it for a hundred, when you can make it yourself for under a thousand?"

Richard Cielec
Chicago, Illinois; U.S.A.

--- On Wed, 4/14/10, r cielec wrote:

From: r cielec <teaat4p@yahoo.com> Subject: [CR] Modifying BB Cups to Fit Phil Wood BB's? To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 10:16 PM

Ahoy !

Has anyone modified bottom bracket cups to fit Phil Woods hubs? This would achieve the OEM look and avoid having to hunt a serviceable vintage spindles. I am thinking bb cups with damaged races would be the donors. I suppose the process would require a mill and fly cutting.

Richard Cielec
Chicago, Illinois; U.S.A.