Vintage Bottom Bracket Dust Covers
11-20-15, 04:58 PM
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Vintage Bottom Bracket Dust Covers
Hello All,
Recently purchased a 1981 614 Trek. In the midst of re-greasing the bottom bracket and noticed there's no dust cover.
Anyone know where these can be purchased?
Thanks in advance
Recently purchased a 1981 614 Trek. In the midst of re-greasing the bottom bracket and noticed there's no dust cover.
Anyone know where these can be purchased?
Thanks in advance
11-20-15, 05:25 PM
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Do you mean one of these?
11-20-15, 06:28 PM
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That's a nice one. That belongs on a nice Frenchie bike.
Does your local bike shop have one? Worth an ask. If not, online shop.
Does your local bike shop have one? Worth an ask. If not, online shop.
11-20-15, 06:45 PM
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You used to be able to get generic ones for less than a buck each from biketoolsetc, but they haven't had them for a while now. Lately, the only ones I've been able to find are Dura-Ace sleeves from Loose Screws, but they're not cheap:
Loose Screws Bicycle Small Parts Classic Cycling with Confidence
Loose Screws Bicycle Small Parts Classic Cycling with Confidence
11-20-15, 07:56 PM
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I like how they peek out from the holes...
11-20-15, 09:21 PM
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I still have a bunch of New old stock ones if anyone is interested.
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11-21-15, 01:25 AM
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BB Dust Sleeves
If you just want to keep crud from inside the frame from getting into the BB bearings, a US sized business card rolled up to fit works fine.
That's what's we did before someone invented fire....
Recently I've seen the Stronglight ones go for $20.00 USD on eBay... Living proof that P.T. Barnum was right!
Not long ago I bought a bunch of sleeves for ~$2.00. I think that they were Sugino brand.
$20.00 for a $0.03 item.. Sheesh!
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Another suggestion... Back in the 70's in the southwest, water getting into hubs and BBs wasn't a problem - dust and sand was! We used pipe cleaners.
Recently I built up a bike using rubber O-Rings instead:
That's what's we did before someone invented fire....
Recently I've seen the Stronglight ones go for $20.00 USD on eBay... Living proof that P.T. Barnum was right!
Not long ago I bought a bunch of sleeves for ~$2.00. I think that they were Sugino brand.
$20.00 for a $0.03 item.. Sheesh!
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Chas.
Another suggestion... Back in the 70's in the southwest, water getting into hubs and BBs wasn't a problem - dust and sand was! We used pipe cleaners.
Recently I built up a bike using rubber O-Rings instead:
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11-21-15, 06:35 AM
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I would go with a modern, lightweight aluminum beer can. Something high quality and Japanese, like Sapporo.
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(actually Yuengling is a great beer... far better than Iron City horse p**s)
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Back when I had my '82 Super in factory finish pearl white (later stolen), purposely left the shield out. Had installed a Sampson Stratic titanium spindle bottom bracket that was quite showy. It was fluted and had some sort of gold coating, perhaps anodized. The spindle bearings were sealed cartridge type.
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That would be totally cool. I've seen a pic here of a titanium spindle that was twisted and fancy like wrought iron except it was gleaming. The gold look would be a trip.
Back when I had my '82 Super in factory finish pearl white (later stolen), purposely left the shield out. Had installed a Sampson Stratic titanium spindle bottom bracket that was quite showy. It was fluted and had some sort of gold coating, perhaps anodized. The spindle bearings were sealed cartridge type.
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^OldsCOOL, it looked like this:
https://www.bikepro.com/products/bott...n_bb_parts.jpg
Somewhere I have an archived pic of it in the Colnago cutout. It was a beautiful crafted piece. Cartridge bearings. No complaints with ti but I imagine there was some tremendous torsion going on.
https://www.bikepro.com/products/bott...n_bb_parts.jpg
Somewhere I have an archived pic of it in the Colnago cutout. It was a beautiful crafted piece. Cartridge bearings. No complaints with ti but I imagine there was some tremendous torsion going on.
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