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Pop around to my useless LBS (mostly bso mtb's, if you knew the area, you'd understand) with my raleigh to ask about getting a bb out - I didn't have the right tools. One of those adjustable jobby with pin wrench holes, lockring and flats on the fixed side.
'' Naa mate, we don't have those tools, if we did, it's probably seized, it'll cost £30 ''
Challenge accepted!
Hammer and punch to knock the lockring off, easy, fixed side came out nicely with my headset spanner - Fit perfectly, adjustable was seized, and I had no pin spanner, so I soaked it in a mixture of gt85 and motor oil - Then used sheldon's DIY bolt method for the fixed cup in reverse + Socket set and extension bar and some force. Sweet as.
Challenge complete