Dale Brown wrote:
> Harry wrote:
>> The best tool to install a fixed cup was the two piece tool that
>> Cinelli made. It featured a heavy 'wrench' cylinder that the fixed
>> cup slotted into, and a 'holder' that went in on the other side.
>> You then honked on the whole shebang with the attached handles.
>> This tool is a monster! I would like to get one someday.
>>
>> One of the mechanics at my LBS has one, but he still doesn't want to
>> settle his drinking tab by selling it to me!
>>
>> Picture is here: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/
> Interesting. Never saw one of those but you know, it's the same
> principle as Campy tool, just in one size... I think that must be
> from the late 1980s or early 90s.
One of the nice features of the Campy tool is the flats on the body that allow it to be clamped in a bench vise to use the frame itself for leverage. Oh, and the official Campy "cheater pipe" you can put on the arms.
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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA