Joan: After 7 years, I'd change the BB. It's earned its keep. Decent replacements cost from $20 on up. SKF and Chris King are nice but unless you're planning a world tour, a lowly Shimano will probably last another 7 years for you.
dougP On May 3, 9:37 am, Joan Oppel <oppel...@verizon.net> wrote: > I had my 7 year old bike repainted (actually powder coated). Inside the > frame in a few places, there was some surface rust, completely removed as > part of the preparation process. > The original bottom bracket (Shimano BB 6500), which of course was removed > prior to sending the frame away, has some surface rust. Most of it is near > the thicker right hand side. The worst is a one inch square patch that I've > tried gently to remove but isn't budging. > I'm not much of a mechanic and I'm hoping the collective wisdom here can help > me with whether or not I should replace the bottom bracket. > Thanks much, > Joan > (Riv content: it's my Waterford, a cousin to my Bleriot.) > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
