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Chain keepers?

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Chain keepers?

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Routing the chain Seat fit Campy shift cable Upgrading to QR axles Loose stem Getting the noodle back Basic headset adjustment Derailleur trouble Can’t coast Drivetrain glitch Rust Chain falls off Changing frame spacing Tight Dura-Ace bottom bracket Question I just bought a beautiful Italian aluminum time trial frame from a well-known shop. I put in a new Dura-Ace bottom bracket. The cups went in very tight. After assembly, the spindle would barely turn. Even with just the fixed cup installed, the spindle was so tight it couldn’t be pulled away from the fixed cup. The BB worked fine until it was installed. It appeared to me that the threads in the shell were too shallow, compressing the cups slightly. (I used to run a pro shop in a prior lifetime and installed a lot of older style bottom brackets. I never considered BB cups as being compressible but Dura-Ace cups are so thin and light I’m assuming they are somewhat deformable. Simultaneously, I also put a new Dura-Ace BB on my road bik

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