Listers,
Jon Crate informed me that the web and email links I posted did not work, After I encountered the same problems with web access AND my emails to PW bounced last night, I called PW this morning.
PW just upgraded to a faster server with their ISP, but the ISP's upgrade cut off all the info and responses to/from the old one. Phil Wood is definitely still there and their ISP is working on fixing the problem ASAP. (I'd guess that in 1-3 days it will be fixed... :-)
Their hubs, BBs, and other products are certainly more reliable than their new server... :-)
I hope this digital and current (thus OT?) news about an on-topic manufacturer will be an acceptable posting given the circumstances.
Yours for passing on valuable info,
Jon Spangler in Alameda, CA USA
On Apr 15, 2010, at 3:40 PM, Jon Spangler wrote:
> Kim,
>
> For the definitive answers, contact Phil Wood:
>
> (408) 298-1540
> service@philwood.com
> http://www.philwood.com
>
>
> Jon Spangler
> Alameda, CA USA
>
> On Apr 15, 2010, at 3:31 PM, Kim Carney wrote:
>
>>
>> May take this discussion in a different direction for a moment? Which
>> modern day Phil BB should be used for Campy cranks up to 1977? That is,
>> those with the "large bump" on the back side of the spindle hole.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Kim Carney
>> Davis, CA USA
>>
>>
>>
>> Richard,
>>>
>>> I would recommend against the non-Phil "OEM look," too.
>>>
>>> Besides, the Phil Wood BBs are distinctive examples of period and
>>> wonderfully American innovation.
>>>
>>> If you have an on-topic Phil BB, why hide it? You would not hide or
>>> disguise a Cinelli stem, would you?
>>> (And if your Phil BB is younger than 1983, who will know the difference?
>>> They all look the same
>>> after a few miles of riding and dirt...)
>>>
>>> Jon Spangler
>>>
>>> in Alameda, CA USA, where we're getting ready for Phil Wood's memorial
>>> service this Saturday,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Message: 6
>>> Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:53:45 -0400
>>> From: Harvey Sachs <hmsachs@verizon.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [CR] Modifying BB Cups to Fit Phil Wood BB's?
>>> To: teaat4p@yahoo.com, Classic Rendezvous
>>> <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>>> Message-ID: <4BC760B9.1090500@verizon.net>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
>>>
>>> Richard Cielec wrote:
>>> Has anyone modified bottom bracket cups to fit Phil Woods hubs? This
>>> would achieve the OEM look and avoid having to hunt a serviceable
>>> vintage spindles. I am thinking bb cups with damaged races would be the
>>> donors. I suppose the process would require a mill and fly cutting.
>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>> Richard, I wouldn't go that route, myself, for a couple of reasons:
>>>
>>> 1) The Phil tool gives such a nice purchase on his BB rings; hard to get
>>> that with vintage ones.
>>> 2) You'd want to carefully set things up so you had the right amount
>>> shaved off the inner end of each cup to press against the outer edge of
>>> the Phil cartridge bearing. Most cups are much thicker than the phil
>>> rings, and would be likely to interfere with the cranks.
>>> 3) The Phil BB is pretty invisible behind the cranks anyhow... :-)
>>>
>>> Your mileage may vary.
>>>
>>> harvey sachs
>>> mcLean va
>>>
>>>
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