I picked up a Mk1 Santa Cruz Chameleon local to me for rather cheap as the BB was stuck in and he couldn’t get it out. So after some soaking with spray lube and vinegar, some heat around the BB, I manged to get it out.
I immediately saw the problem, it seems he or a previous owner had glued the bottom bracket in with some sort of weldite product, as the threads did not seem too great. I am going to pop down by LBS and get them to re-tap the thread to clean it all up, but I was wondering if there are any bottom brackets, either square taper or external hollowtec, with deep threads? I know some headsets come in extra deep (FSA and Chris King spring to mind) but I haven’t really seen anything for bottom brackets.
I knew this could be a problem, but for £25 it was a bargain!
I immediately saw the problem, it seems he or a previous owner had glued the bottom bracket in with some sort of weldite product, as the threads did not seem too great. I am going to pop down by LBS and get them to re-tap the thread to clean it all up, but I was wondering if there are any bottom brackets, either square taper or external hollowtec, with deep threads? I know some headsets come in extra deep (FSA and Chris King spring to mind) but I haven’t really seen anything for bottom brackets.
I knew this could be a problem, but for £25 it was a bargain!