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@qwerty69
Hi, been off line for a while due to working overseas.
Making progress but it's slow as I'm never at home.
Reference the issue fitting another BB this was because one of the frame tubes was protruding inside the space where the BB goes and making it impossible to fit a new sealed bottom bracket as it was fowling on this piece of metal and wouldn't fit.
I had some time last week and have used my trusty Dremel to grind down the offending piece of metal so I should be ready to get the frame coated.
Still have a few bits and bobs to buy, a new sealed bottom bracket for one, and am thinking of doing a dry run of the build to make sure everything fits as expected before it goes off to the powder coaters.
Any advise on the type of Bottom Bracket I should go for? The existing one is stamped 126mm and I'm aiming to use a Miche crank I have; does this mean I need to buy a Miche Bottom bracket (in a similar size/length) or are there other options?