Originally Posted by jinx_removing
Fixedgearhead:
You're right. I realize now that I'm trying too hard to work around this. I should just stop being cheap and replace the BB. I love my bike and although it is not the nicest bike in the world I should only give it the best. The only thing that sucks is I'm going to have a really nice BB lying around now. Oh well.
I'm glad you have seen the light. It constantly amazes me the lengths people go to to try to beat the devil. Don't worry about the b/b. You will find another frame you love and then you will be able to use it and be money ahead of the game. Believe me, if I obsessed about all the "extra" parts I have lying around, I would freak out at the money laying there because of projects that, for some reason, didn't work out. Then I get a wild hair up my bottom/bracket and look through the parts bin and, low and behold, there it is, the solution to the parts quandary, and the bike is up and running. Good Luck..
fixedgearhead