I just hit 500 bottom bracket replacements in my shop log and it made me think about how much that job has changed.

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Adam, that Phil Wood story hurts just hearing it. It's brutal when you're stuck waiting on a part that should be simple but turns into a whole saga. I hope the customer was decent about it, because that kind of headache is the worst.

hugo_nelson1mo ago

500 replacements, that's wild. I remember when it was just a simple cup and cone setup, maybe a cartridge if you were fancy. Now you need a whole drawer of tools just for the different press-fit standards. The worst is when a customer brings in a bike with some obscure BB that you have to special order. What's the weirdest one you've had to track down?

adam_nguyen71mo ago

Honestly the weirdest was a Phil Wood Italian threaded bottom bracket for a vintage Colnago. Took three weeks and two wrong shipments from the distributor. Felt like finding a part for a spaceship.