Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
Had one of these or a clone of it in the shop last year... the bottom bracket spindle length was so off it screwed up the chain line and shifting so we replaced it with a cartridge bottom bracket in the right length.
You were able to get a cartridge in without swapping the cable guide screw? Mine is too long. . I had to replace it. Well. . actually I'm replacing the whole bike now, so it doesn't matter.
But yeah, the spindle length WAAAAAAAY off. I went through three derailleurs and two cranks before throwing it at TWO shops 1) to replace the spindle and 2) another to re-adjust the FD the first shop messed up on (I was out of state and couldn't go back).
Now I have to rejigger the cables to install my inline adjusters. Really needed for the FD. . cable is either just a little bit too tight or a really, really tiny bit too loose.
Anyway, I got to practice all sorts of mechanical things. One thing I realized a 12 oz hammer > 32oz mallet for getting headset cups out.