so i had my allegro ninja powder coated (went with the dark gray matte), and the painter sealed off the bb prior to painting, but it seems like there is a bit of paint in some places in the first 1-2 threads... I can't thread the cups into the shell... should i use a paint stripper or something to get it out of the way? Could it be something else (other than paint) keeping this bb from going back in? The threads on the cups themselves look fine...

should i just take it to my lbs and have them tinker with it?

Your threads need to be chased. To the LBS with you!

chased? what is this chased you speak of?

I mean carved out again

I'm no machinist or head mechanic but afaik chasing will re-cut the BB threads.

sweet... you reckon i should take the bb in with it?

edit: disambiguation


Nah, when I bought my IRO, it had overspray all over. My head mech (where I rarely work) had me chase em. You just need to make sure to line up the tool so you don't cross thread.

Won't hurt, but they shouldn't need it, unless the shell is some weird size.