Thread: Bottom Bracket Fixed Cup Maint/Removal
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Old 07-29-22 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by wrk101
My theory on older bikes, if it is hard to remove now, its going to be harder later. So I use the Sheldon Brown bolt method and remove them. Then I inspect, if everything is OK, clean, fresh grease, bearing balls and reinstall.

I will clean and reuse Campy caged bearings, all others get replaced.
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Don't and can't understand why or how it can be ok to not do the right thing on this.

We consider ourselves keepers of the flame, a stuck fixed cup threatens a frame if it ends up in the wrong hands.

Aside from just doing it right, I believe we have a responsibility to do it right and I'm happy willing and able to do so for the greater good.

Not just because I can, because we should.
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