And today I did......
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velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
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I removed a cartridge bottom bracket the brutal way and the frame survived :shock:
I've had an extremely battered Diamondback Sorrento for a couple of years now with a totally seized in bottom bracket, cartridge type. The BB did work but it finally started to fail so I decided it must be removed. Penetrating oil - total failure; hold the removal tool in with a bolt - total failure; extreme leverage on the spanner onto the tool with length of pipe - total failure; etc etc etc
Hmmmmmmm..............lie the fame on its side on a block of wood and knock BB axle through cartridge bearings with a big hammer without busting the frame...........unlikely.
I did that anyway, battering the fook out of the axle and it worked and then I had to cut the cups out with a hacksaw which did damage the threads but a threadless (threads to itself) cartridge BB will sort that.
RESULT
I removed a cartridge bottom bracket the brutal way and the frame survived :shock:
I've had an extremely battered Diamondback Sorrento for a couple of years now with a totally seized in bottom bracket, cartridge type. The BB did work but it finally started to fail so I decided it must be removed. Penetrating oil - total failure; hold the removal tool in with a bolt - total failure; extreme leverage on the spanner onto the tool with length of pipe - total failure; etc etc etc
Hmmmmmmm..............lie the fame on its side on a block of wood and knock BB axle through cartridge bearings with a big hammer without busting the frame...........unlikely.
I did that anyway, battering the fook out of the axle and it worked and then I had to cut the cups out with a hacksaw which did damage the threads but a threadless (threads to itself) cartridge BB will sort that.
RESULT
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Today I'm packing all my bits and bobs for 4 days of Torridon (well 3 maybe 1 in Laggan or Aviemore) Had a trip down memory lane looking at the old aftermath thread I somehow feel a lot older than the actual time it was ago
Today I'm packing all my bits and bobs for 4 days of Torridon (well 3 maybe 1 in Laggan or Aviemore) Had a trip down memory lane looking at the old aftermath thread
I somehow feel a lot older than the actual time it was ago Re:
There's me with a perfectly good car sitting at the house and I chose to do the pet food run on the Galaxy, so with my Ortlieb Classic rear panniers hooked on I picked up 14kg (2x7kg) of dry dog food 'and' its windy BTW. Well, what a transformation in the ride quality, rock solid AND a much more comfortable ride. But as you'd expect I can feel the extra weight, so I use 1 or 2 gears lower than usual but still OK.
There's me with a perfectly good car sitting at the house and I chose to do the pet food run on the Galaxy, so with my Ortlieb Classic rear panniers hooked on I picked up 14kg (2x7kg) of dry dog food 'and' its windy BTW. Well, what a transformation in the ride quality, rock solid AND a much more comfortable ride. But as you'd expect I can feel the extra weight, so I use 1 or 2 gears lower than usual but still OK.
