Originally Posted by Chris Chicago

hmm. that is a detail I had not considered. though that lipless lockring is nearly the price of the bb itself.

I think it's likely that i didnt tighten the drive side well enough the first time. bc I observed the spindle moving in relationship to the adjustable cup/lockring. ie the nds lockring wasnt shifting with the spindle. but if the problem recurs, then I may go lipless.