bmwjoe

Yep. The seat post fought me all the way getting it out, but I got it by just pulling and twisting. I had greased it when I did the assembly, but it was still stuck. I worked up a good sweat in the process.

The bottom bracket required a 30" breaker bar, but I had locktite on it because it has Italian threads. The cable housing ends were rusted and swollen so it was hard to get them out of the brakes. I guess there is a down side to riding all the time :-)

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Frame being stripped of powder coat.


Ball hone in steerer.


Ball hone in head tube.


After ball hone in seat tube
I purchase a couple ball hones to clean up the inside of the tubes before painting. I did the seat tube and it came out great. It is hard to take a picture of the inside of the tube, but it looks like the inside of an engine cylinder. I hope to have the frame ready this weekend.

I had coated the inside of the frame with "frame saver" spray. I am not impressed with the protection.