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Old 01-03-13 | 12:46 AM
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Bikes: Frejus/Bertin/Cannondale

Hi guys, I hope I don't offend anyone by going a little off center of topic. I'm not an "actual" professional-type mechanic, but I do enjoy wrenching on things, so I've learned a few things here & there. I've changed a few cartridge BBs before, but never did a spindle & cups type, until during the last couple weeks. My motivation was, I have an old Bertin bike (French) with a French-threaded BB, and the BB itself, the cranks (three-armed), chainrings, & all the associated hardware, including the elusive dust caps, are all TA branded. Yep, even the 3 chainring bolts have a tiny little TA on them. I've cleaned everything well, & reassembled it, and got the BB adjusted pretty darn well (just a tiny bit of slop), after a few tries & a little cussing. I've read about the fixed cup being a bit of a problem at times, for French-threaded BBs, but mine was pretty stuck, so I never removed it anyways, just the non-fixed cup & the innards. Is there anything else I should be careful of, or watch for? Thanks.
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