Originally Posted by
chorlton
Perhaps I am biased but I would vote for me as well. In the seven days since the suggestion Ebay would have delivered the required bits and apart from messing things up the bike would be back on the road.
I'd need to locate and get access to the tools to remove the BB. Source tubing. Locate a willing metalworker. Deliver the parts and frame and return to pick it up.
All compounded by suddenly losing 95% of my transportation access.