On Jul 20, 12:49 am, Don Mackie <ooo
...@mac.com> wrote:
> Looking at a recent thread abotu cone nuts and a few others. Plus my
> own experience trying to get a new BB for a 12 yo bike with plenty of
> life left in it. I just worry that the old days when I coudl go down
> the bike shop and buy parts to keep a bike running are long gone. I
> feel sorry for any shop trying to keep enough different bits in stock
> and the there are the non-generic itesm.
> There are many beautiful things about bicycles and it seems that
> planned obsolescence doesn't fit. Maybe I'm just becoming a reto
> grouch. I am lucky to live near some guys who rightly describe
> themselves as bicycle engineers - they can make most things. Not
> everyone is so lucky.
> Thank you. I feel better now.
1996 means square taper BBs, and shimano and Campagnolo BBs are easy
to get, easy to install. If you are having problems keeping a mid
90s(or mid 80s) bike going, your LBS and most MO places are just being
lazy. 7/8/9s stuff is plentiful, available from many distributors,
suppliers. As for the next post, Campagnolo still makes 8s cogsets, 11
years after they went to 9s.
