Hello, I'm currently trying to make a salvaged frame into a bike, using parts from my current bike,
as cheaply as possible. Before you start, I'm well aware how cheap a new bike can be, and the
implications of re-using old kit, it's what I tell people when they ask me to fix cheap consumer
electronics etc. I know that if you have the time, and can risk the cost rising so it isn't really
economical, and you don't care, then it's fine ;0) The frame is completely straight and sound. The
problem is the length of time it was outside; the alloy frame is fine, the bottom bracket was
immovable. A metal shop removed it, by welding leverage on. There isn't a lot of thread left, though
it's fine further in. Once we've worked out the right length for my chainset, I intend to fit a
sealed bottom bracket that screws into itself. These seem to be made by YST, and I am warned they
are not of high quality. Of course quality is relative, the bike is mainly used on city roads here
in edinburgh and is a bit of a stopgap, in 18 months I will have finished uni. and might have a lot
more money to spend, or need a different kind of bike...
Are there higher quality options for a stripped bb thread? Would thread-lok be advisable? I can't
see what stops them undoing. Are they _completely_ [censored] (I don't stamp on the pedals half as much as
I used to) ?
Sorry about long post, Big thanks for any Advice, Alex