+ 1 for having a pro do it, and make sure it's a pro. I had the French threads in a nice Pro 5 Vis crankset tapped for English pedals by a nearby bike shop. The head mechanic was eager but inexperienced and got the right threads cockeyed. I had a heckofatime getting compensation from the owner (recall standing around in the store for about an hour as the owner did her very best to ignore me, but I persisted).
On Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 9:32 AM Bill Lindsay <[email protected]> wrote: > Good initial instruction, good tools, and lots of practice. That's my > formula for developing that confidence and mechanics' instinct. I think > most procedures really sink in after you fail one or more times, but > failing at this operation on a new frame would be a bummer. If you are > nervous, have a pro do it. If you want the practice, find a pro that will > oversee you doing it. > > BL in EC > > > On Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 8:12:56 AM UTC-7 Michael Connors wrote: > >> Hi Bill. I am nervous about running a tap in the RD hanger. How do you >> make sure that you are in the existing thread and not cutting a new one? >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgukWGMdRJtHim7XtGhzqEMtKGRfiGnnHmXiUSbp5Ce%3DtQ%40mail.gmail.com.
