Viscount frame anyone?

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  • urbanfatboy
    urbanfatboy Posts: 193
    [:)] Now you will all know that I'm really Sean Kelly.

    ('cos you'd never guess from my riding)
  • urbanfatboy
    urbanfatboy Posts: 193
    Cheers to both of you, the frame arrived this morning. I remember them from my youth, and that faint pang of 'I want one!' kicked in ad I opened it up this morning.

    Couple of Questions
    1)What was the issue with the bottom bracket?
    2) Can I simply replace it with a new one?
    3)Where can I get long drop brakes from /preferably on line.

    I was think ing of getting the right wheels for it, however I can imagine that that will become less and less sustainable, tyres etc, as time goes by.

    Thanks again
  • graham_g
    graham_g Posts: 652
    UFB - the bottom bracket is unthreaded and cannot be replaced (bearings can though, i believe they're available from SJS Cycles) so it will likely need a visit to a frame builder to tap it. I didn't want to go to the bother myself because it was too big for me anyway; hence the giveaway!
  • urbanfatboy
    urbanfatboy Posts: 193
    So, the BB shell is threadless?

    I have used threaded BBs in the past, this kind of thing. Would that work or have I misunderstood?
  • graham_g
    graham_g Posts: 652
    Hadn't considered that! No idea as to how that might work to be honest - best to get a professional opinion on removing the existing BB.
  • urbanfatboy
    urbanfatboy Posts: 193
    ok, will pop it up to the LBS, see what he makes of it, might need to go and see someone in a more traditional LBS, older.

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