Oh, and yes, very genial transaction between Peter and his order assistant whose name I forget.
On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 9:48 AM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's good to know that these SL bbs are recommended by a knowledgeable > professional -- well, since Peter carries them, that is probably > recommendation in itself. I ordered one myself yesterday, a 127 mm to try > to skim off a few mm of the Q on my Matthews "road bike for dirt" -- with > the current 130 mm Phil there are about 3 mm of unused airspace between the > inside of the left arm and the outside of the stay. Must also try that NOS > 125 mm SunTour Greaseguard bb, but I fear that even with right arm skimming > the stay on its side -- as it is with proper chainline -- the left arm will > still rub. > > May soon have a NOS/NIB ST GG bb bearing assembly for sale .... > > Alas, the 127s are available only with plastic cups, but iboblist > scuttlebutt says that they hold up fine, and Peter said he could not recall > ever having problems with them. Still, I'd have preferred metal for > aesthetic, philosophical, and moral reasons. > > > > On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 7:48 AM Richard Rose <rmros...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Good Morning! Attached here is a pic from Peter White website. BTW, I >> called, Peter answered & after a nice conversation I ordered over the >> phone. It arrived in two days. Nice transaction for sure. Also, these >> bottom brackets came highly recommended by Analog Cycles - good enough for >> me.:) >> The Shimano bb that I replaced was a 118, this Stronglight is 119. I >> ordered the more expensive one with the aluminum vs. plastic cups. Still >> just $50.00! And you are correct, I did not change anything else. >> > > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvfxdmnAWSnKk6WRs1c7v46bTso1btJ_1TFr1XjjRr1Vg%40mail.gmail.com.
