Ridiculous saga... Paramount, Egypt and a Motobecane
03-17-20, 09:10 AM
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Geez, I want my money back. I thought there was going to be a rare papyrus scroll or preserved entrails stashed in the seat tube.
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Those are not always helpful, particularly on French and Italian thread fixed cups that need a god-awful amount of torque to stay put. You may have better luck with something like Sheldon Brown's homemade fixed cup remover:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/bbcups.html
Or the Stein fixed cup wrench clamp, to prevent the tool from slipping off the cup:
https://www.steintool.com/portfolio-...-wrench-clamp/
Ideally, a shop quality tool like the VAR-30 or Campagnolo-793 should be used, but these tend to be more expensive than a home mechanic would want to spend. If the above suggestions fail, perhaps a local bike shop has one of these tools?
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Those are not always helpful, particularly on French and Italian thread fixed cups that need a god-awful amount of torque to stay put. You may have better luck with something like Sheldon Brown's homemade fixed cup remover:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/bbcups.html
Or the Stein fixed cup wrench clamp, to prevent the tool from slipping off the cup:
https://www.steintool.com/portfolio-...-wrench-clamp/
Ideally, a shop quality tool like the VAR-30 or Campagnolo-793 should be used, but these tend to be more expensive than a home mechanic would want to spend. If the above suggestions fail, perhaps a local bike shop has one of these tools?
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/bbcups.html
Or the Stein fixed cup wrench clamp, to prevent the tool from slipping off the cup:
https://www.steintool.com/portfolio-...-wrench-clamp/
Ideally, a shop quality tool like the VAR-30 or Campagnolo-793 should be used, but these tend to be more expensive than a home mechanic would want to spend. If the above suggestions fail, perhaps a local bike shop has one of these tools?
