Re: [CR] damaged bb shell

(Example: Framebuilders:Alex Singer)

Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:43:19 -0500
From: <joebz@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR] damaged bb shell
In-reply-to: <008601c652ce$b0a5bbf0$4001a8c0@compaq>
To: dddd <dddd@pacbell.net>
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cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Edco made a beautiful unit. It uses an eccentric mechanism to lock in place. Standard Campy tapers I suppose and no machining required.

Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ


----- Original Message -----
From: dddd
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:18:00 -0000
Subject: Re: [CR] damaged bb shell


> YST and Mavic have made these in different lengths. The YSTs are

\r?\n> very

\r?\n> economical but last thousands of miles easily. Taper is JIS

\r?\n> "Shimano".

\r?\n> The YSTs tapered rings are steel so it's less fussy about the end

\r?\n> of the

\r?\n> shell.

\r?\n>

\r?\n> The Mavic unit uses plastic-faced alloy rings so really requires

\r?\n> frame bevel

\r?\n> machining. The Mavic taper of a new unit here is - surprise - also

\r?\n> JIS.

\r?\n> David Snyder

\r?\n> Auburn, CA

\r?\n>

\r?\n>

\r?\n> ----- Original Message -----

\r?\n> From: "Alexi Dolloffbrammer" <alexidb@gmail.com>

\r?\n> Subject: [CR] damaged bb shell

\r?\n>

\r?\n>

\r?\n> > Hello All,

\r?\n> > I've (well not just me, it looks more to be the ravages of time)

\r?\n> > completely

\r?\n> > trashed the threads on my old path racer, a friend mentioned that

\r?\n> some one

\r?\n> > out there makes pressed to fit bb's for damaged threads. Anyone

\r?\n> know who

\r?\n> > this might be?