When I had the bike shop replace the bottom bracket 2 years ago, they told me they had a real hard time getting the old broken one out. The repair guy said he'd never seen a bottom bracket broken the way mine did. It was 10 years old and was the original that came with the bike. Damn, if they didn't get the old one the bike would be toast. Wouldn't that suck to have to buy a whole new bike cos of a broken $25 part?

I'm not worried about cosmetics. This bike is 12 years old and I've beaten the crap out of it. For $219.99 12 years ago I've gotten my money's worth. If it were possible to get the thing out without a spanner wrench that'd be great. My plan is to throw it in the trash. LOL.