Thursday, November 17, 2011

New Bottom Bracket for the Alu Bike




...though the frame suffered the hack saw a bit. The old bracket was frozen, so I had to get creative. I cut new flat edges into the bracket so I could take a plumber's pliers and get some leverage. The rash covers about 1/4 of the edge. I'm hoping the threads and the remaining flat surface hold it in place. I trimmed the other side down using a dremmel tool and avoided further damage.


Both bikes are clean, and I've ridden the Alu to work a few times already. It's a much nicer ride than my cheap mountain bike.

I rode another two weeks after the last post and then mostly nothing while I finished the project from Hell. I have pedals on the spin bike and have been on the seated squat machine a few times. Time to get back to it.

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