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Old 06-05-11 | 10:09 AM
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ILUVUK
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From: Davenport, IA

Bikes: Trek Madone 3.1

Probably nothing for me this weekend. Decided to change my bottom bracket yesterday (probably about 12,000-13,000 miles on it). Removed the crank, and attempted to unscrew the cups. The NDS moved a little, but the DS not at all. Took it to the LBS and they struggled mightily and had to use a breaker bar to get them to loosen. There was quite a bit of dirt in the shell and the threads were a little messed up. So, I just left it with them to tap the BB. Not sure if I'll get it back today or tomorrow.

EDIT: Managed to get in 41 miles this afternoon. Got the bike back and installed the new shimano 105 BB. Uh-oh, no matter how hard I push, the crank will not slide through the BB. Apparently the MegaExo BB and the Shimano Hollowtech II 105 BB are not compatible (i'd read many pages on the interwebz that said they were). Therefore, I gave the old FSA BB a good cleaning, greased everything and reinstalled it.

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