Record BB friction

O. Simonsen said:

Hi all.

I have a small problem with my Camp. Record BB. It runs
fairly smootly (but not as smootly as my Chorus or Centaur
BB's) when not mounted on the bike - BUT when I mounth it
on the bike the friction is like 4-5 times as big. Any
suggestions??

Thanks

Ove Simonsen

You can try taking it apart and clean all the ball bearings
and re grease it.

Buy a Chorus or Centaur BB?

My personal choice would be to replace it with a Phil Wood
BB.

Kenny Lee

O Simonsen-<< when not mounted on the bike - BUT when I
mounth it on the bike the friction is like 4-5 times as big.
Any suggestions??

Thanks

Have the frameset BB shell threads chased then the
right sdide of the shell 'faced' to make it parallel to
the threads.

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Kenny-<< Buy a Chorus or Centaur BB? >><BR><BR>

The Record and Chorus BBs are 102mm, the Centaur is 111mm
and the brearings of the Record and Chorus are the same, the
spindle of Record lighter is all.

For info-

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On 17 May 2004 13:04:34 GMT, [email hidden] (Qui si parla

Campagnolo ) said:

O Simonsen-<< when not mounted on the bike - BUT when I
mounth it on the bike the friction is like 4-5 times as
big. Any suggestions??

Thanks

Have the frameset BB shell threads chased then the
right sdide of the shell 'faced' to make it parallel to
the threads.

In your experience, what is the best tool currently
manufactured to accomplish this? I am in the market for one,
it must have cutters that will work well on Ti and money
isn't an issue. I have been eying the Chris King frame
tools. Any input? TIA

Peter Chisholm said:

Quoted message said:

Have the frameset BB shell threads chased then the right
sdide of the shell 'faced' to make it parallel to the
threads.

Henry Morgan said:

In your experience, what is the best tool currently
manufactured to accomplish this? I am in the market for
one, it must have cutters that will work well on Ti and
money isn't an issue. I have been eying the Chris King
frame tools. Any input? TIA

I know what Peter will answer to this same as anybody else
who has worked with these tools: Campagnolo.

There are a number of similar tools that are _almost_ as
good, but certainly nothing better.

Chris King doesn't make anything for bottom brackets. If
they did, I'm sure it would be worth considering. Chris King
is in some ways the "American Campagnolo."

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Sheldon Brown said:

Peter Chisholm said:

Quoted message said:

Have the frameset BB shell threads chased then the right
sdide of the shell 'faced' to make it parallel to the
threads.

Henry Morgan said:

In your experience, what is the best tool currently
manufactured to accomplish this? I am in the market for
one, it must have cutters that will work well on Ti and
money isn't an issue. I have been eying the Chris King
frame tools. Any input? TIA

I know what Peter will answer to this same as anybody else
who has worked with these tools: Campagnolo.

There are a number of similar tools that are _almost_ as
good, but certainly nothing better.

Chris King doesn't make anything for bottom brackets. If
they did, I'm sure it would be worth considering. Chris
King is in some ways the "American Campagnolo."

Sheldon "...One Bottle, Which I Drank..." Brown +------------------------------------------------------
--------+
| The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a
| fool | of yourself with him, and not only will he not
| scold you, | but he will make a fool of himself too. --
| Samuel Butler |
+----------------------------------------------------------
----+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-
9772 FAX 617-244-1041 harriscyclery.comharriscyclery.comOpen ↗ Hard-to-find
parts shipped Worldwide captainbike.comcaptainbike.comOpen ↗
sheldonbrown.comsheldonbrown.comOpen ↗

Many thanks, Sheldon. It was indeed the headset tool from
Chris King I was eying, and hoping they would release a BB
tool when they finally release their BB itself. I didn't
know if it was considered to be equal to the Campagnolo
equivalent or not. I guess there's no escaping the search
for the more specialized of Campagnolo tools. I don't mind
spending the money for Things That Will Last.