Re: [CR]Phase II - Raleigh fun

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Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 21:28:13 -0500
To: joebz@optonline.net
From: "Mark Stonich" <mark@bikesmithdesign.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Phase II - Raleigh fun
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At 6/9/2006 02:03 AM +0000, joebz@optonline.net wrote:
>I think retapping 26tpi to 24tpi is basically creating a mess.

Why? Have you done it? My threads look fine.
> Three solutions. 1) Stay cottered. The cottered cranks stink thing
> is stupid.

Agreed, if you use a press to install them. If a press was a $4 tool everyone had, the world might still be riding cotters. However it's hard to find a good cottered triple.
> 2) Phil Wood rings to use a Phil Wood BB.

More $$$ than the bike is worth.
> 3) Edco eccentric BB.

Eccentric? I think you mean threadless.

Mark Stonich;
Minneapolis Minnesota
http://mnhpva.org
http://bikesmithdesign.com