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@Rob_M
Me again!
Ok. So. A few weeks ago I posted some pics of the almost ready bike.
BB shell needed a clean out, which it got at Cavendish.
So I get it home, and start putting it all together and it looks a bit tight.
The non-drive side is touching the frame, and the drive side is also touching, see pics.
Ok, so as you can see, no go. I have the Miche Primoto BB, which is adjustable, but I don't think its going to be able to adjust this much? I need like 2mm on each side I reckon.
And if so, how the hell do I do it. Do I just unwind the cups so they stop the cranks settling on the taper properly? I've tried pulling them off, unwinding the shells a bit and putting the back on. I can get enough room on the non-drive, but the drive side is still clipping the frame...
My second (or maybe part of the first) is that I tried to get the non-drive cup all the way out (I was trying to figure out exactly how it supposed to be adjustable) and it was bloody hard work. Now I have it out after lots of cursing, half the cup is threaded. Fs.
Its still got some thread, but some of it has gone.
I did get it 'chased' - All english, and I'm putting in a english BB, whats the problem?
Bahh! Just want to ride the sucker! Thanks for any pointers...
Rob