Originally Posted by Classtime

What started as the realization that the steel crankset on my PA-10E with its simplex braces could not adapt to smaller than the 45 teeth, turned into an angry dismemberment. My Bikesmith cotter press failed removing the cotters as did my old tried and eventually true methods. The grinder however did not let me down.

I just lost it!

Removing the front derailleur broke its clamp and after removing every last piece from the frame, it still weighed a ton. The frameset is now in the crawl space to be discovered in the distant future by some archaic-ologist.