Does anyone know if there's another way to pull a mid 90's Campy BB without the special, and probably elusive tool? The lockring and fixed cup have rounded slots that I am sure takes a tool much like an outboard BB bearing. I am in a small city, and aside from borrowing one from one of you, or finding one on ebay, I am most likely stuck. I could take the frame with me to Houston on my next visit I guess, but that would mean getting it rebuilt there, or buying a new cartridge BB.,,,,,BD

You mean this tool ($10.69 on Amazon):

That looks like it? I guess I can order it through the shop I work at. It will take a few days, but I need to order a stem anyway. I was just wondering if there was a shortcut. I can be patient, at least for a little while longer, hehe. The Trofeo is just begging to be ridden, just needs a little more cleanup, the BB done, and some cables. Oh yeah, tires too!,,,,BD

I am in Spain with a lousy connection so please forgive if this double post. thanks

if you do not plan to reuse the BB a large pair of channel locks should remove it. I will not be home until late next week but would gladly post mine for you to borrow.

Wait, you're in Spain? Get off the internet and get yourself to the Museo de Jamon! I was in Madrid about 8 years ago, took the train and then a bus down to Tarifa, and spent a day in Morrocco. That was true culture shock, in it's purest form.,,,,BD

You could hit it with a punch and a hammer, but the right tool is better.

I always refer to this as the "Veloce" tool as the Veloce cassettes use this tool.

Anyway, I would say wait it out and use the right tool as even Veloce cassettes spin really smooth and are high quality. Damaging them would just be sort of a waste.

I've used a 3 pronged lockring tool before and it worked out well. Just be careful about rounding the sides.

Oh, one of the tools you hold the cassettes with, while removing the lockring? Interesting. I will probably wait it out, if I cannot find one already in the shop. I may order a cartridge BB, and use this one on the other Bianchi if it will fit? Nuova Racing, about 1982(3)?,,,,BD

I have an Athena crank I can use on the other, as I noticed the taper is different? I got curious and tried a 600 crank. It slid right to the chainstay.

I bought the correct tool on e-bay, fits Veloce, Mirage and even an oddball F.A.G. (name of the make) BB that was really tight. It wasn't very expensive but has earned a "must-have" place in my tool box for working on my '90's Columbus bikes. Otherwise I'd consider sending it to you to borrow, but the cost of postage from the UKis higher than the £6 I paid for it and the delay would be longer than you could get one online over there.

Before I had this tool I improvised by making a hole in a piece of paper to fit over the end of the BB spindle then used a wax crayon to take a "rubbing" of the lock ring. Transferred this to a square of 3/4" plywood scrap, drilled the central hole then screwed in wood screws to coincide with the slots in the lock ring. Then cut the heads off the screws and ground them down to just over 1/4". I bolted a steel bar to the back to use as a handle and used a flat washer with the crank bolt reinserted to hold it all in place. This worked fairly well for a while until the parts started to come loose. The real thing works better.

I like these Campagnolo BB's by the way - very durable and the lock rings are quire attractive IMO.

I have the same BB - still on the bike too! Grr