Removed the bottom bracket from my steel Colnago. The bearings felt fine, but a new Chorus Ultra-Torque crankset is coming my way, and the Italian cups just arrived so I thought I'd get a head start on this.
I'm really glad I did, I've never had this bottom bracket apart - never needed to, but I do know it's something that should be done yearly, but certainly 99% of us don't.
It was not easy, even soaked with WD-40 and with my giant cheater bar everything was "at the limit" and I was slightly concerned I might strip the teeth on the bottom bracket. Obviously, that didn't happen. Nice to get it out and cleaned up, and ready for a newer crankset with outboard cups.
