Bottom bracket facing tool
rowlers
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Any one got one that they would like to lend me?
I'll pay all postage and even provide some beer tokens!
The bike shop I would normally use (in cockermouth - see the news!) is under a few feet of water!
I'll pay all postage and even provide some beer tokens!
The bike shop I would normally use (in cockermouth - see the news!) is under a few feet of water!
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rowlers wrote:Any one got one that they would like to lend me?
I'll pay all postage and even provide some beer tokens!
The bike shop I would normally use (in cockermouth - see the news!) is under a few feet of water!
You'll be lucky - have you seen how much they are???0 -
Considering how expensive the tools are, its probably just as cost efficient to get a bike shop to face the frame for you. I know Evans will do it for £25 labour (Technically a bottom bracket service). And thats probably more expensive than you can find in other places.0
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do you really need to do it? do spesh or giant or trek segregate every frame thats going to be fitted with external bb`s do it?who cares?0
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I can't understand why you need to face a shell to fit an external bottom bracket - surely the soft spacers provided with the cups will compensate for any uneveness?
I've never once had a shell faced, and I've never had a BB fail prematurely.0 -
long shot I know
Vastly overpriced item, as I said my LBS is under water though, can't imagine Halfords carrying one :?
I'm tempted to just fit it anyway, whats the worst that can happen - premature failure of the bearings!?!0 -
dave_hill wrote:I can't understand why you need to face a shell to fit an external bottom bracket - surely the soft spacers provided with the cups will compensate for any uneveness?
I've never once had a shell faced, and I've never had a BB fail prematurely.
Nicklouse would almost certainly disagree 0 -
rowlers wrote:dave_hill wrote:I can't understand why you need to face a shell to fit an external bottom bracket - surely the soft spacers provided with the cups will compensate for any uneveness?
I've never once had a shell faced, and I've never had a BB fail prematurely.
Nicklouse would almost certainly disagree
I don't doubt it, he probably disagrees with himself (hiya Nick...) . But from personal experience, what can't speak can't lie, yadda yadda yadda. 0 -
Well I'm off to carlisle tomorrow (if roads are open and/or not washed away!) and have choice of 3 bikes shops. Will call ahead to see if any can fit me in!0
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I have seen some shell faces way out of parallel - to the extent that axle wouldn't even push through. If you want your bearings to last longer, face the frame.0
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It's £20-25 to face the frame and £35 for a new BB inside a few months.
Your choice.0 -
Disc mount, BB shell faced and head set cups pressed in £18!!
Yippeee!!!
Top effort to Scotby cycles carlisle!0
