How very interesting. I have a '98 Bianchi Eros (last year w/lugs & steel fork, w/squished tubes) with both cups stuck. Who'd a thunk it? I know this is a small sample universe, but do all the late-'90s Eros bb cups get stuck?

I don't have a bench vise, so when my Kroil soaking and hand tools didn't work, I took it to the LBS. They soaked 'em for a while, then trashed a Park bb tool. Then they tried using a Campy socket tool in a bench vise, using the whole frame for leverage. Which also didn't work. So we're thinking heat is the next resort. The paint is already pretty crappy, so it might be a good experiment for Groody Bros powder coating. If the bb cups ever come out...