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wow... thats should be fairly hard to miss.
I pushed the tubes apart for the photo. When I noticed it, it was all in line but with a couple of millimetres gap where it had busted.
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UPDATE: I tried removing the old axle and bearings last night. One end of the axle had gone a bit out-of-shape at the point where the axle spacers and bearing cartridge had to pass over the get them off. I had to use a bit of brute force with a hammer and some mole grips, which it turns out was a really bad idea. Got them off after about 3 hours but mashed up the bearing cartridge in the process. You live and learn.
Still, it gives me an excuse to upgrade to ceramic bearings. I've found some on chainreaction for £28. These are the right size right? They're 6001LLB, (12 x 28 x 8mm)
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=79&ModelID=37524
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An update.
It turns out there was was nothing wrong with the bottom bracket. When I stripped the frame down I noticed that this had happened...
I decided to go alu with carbon bits, and I've bought an Intec (Fort) P1 Track. I should have the bike built up in about 5 weeks, I'll post a photo or something when it's done.
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Cheers guys, I'll have a crack at it tonight.
Aidan - where's did you get your replacement bearings from?
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I've got a new 120mm axle for a Goldtec hub that currently has a 130mm one.
Has anyone ever done this swap before? Do I just knock the old one out with a mallet?
I'm not sure if I'm going to need a bearing press or not.
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Cheers for the advice kerley. I think I'll go for the Fort and put some carbon forks on it.
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Sheldon (RIP) explains why in an emergency stop you don't need to use the rear brake at all, even if you have two... [http://sheldonbrown.com/brakturn.html].
If you've got a freewheel, you'll need two brakes to stop when it's wet. When it's dry, then front only is ok.
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what will the bike be used for?
commuting?
racing?
racing / commuting?
bricklane shopping?
Commuting IS racing.
I'll use it for getting around (commute, pub, shopping), not velodrome or racing though. Will generally do no more than about 15 miles a day on it, might sometimes go 10 miles across London but I'm not spending the whole day in the saddle, so alu might be ok.
Actually - fuck that. £56 for a pair of bearing is a bit steep. Got some SKF ones from bearing-king.co.uk for less than a tenner all in.