A bit of a grind

Here you can see the obstructed BB shell.


Well, I decided to tidy up the rather messy joints the Viscount frame builder left inside the BB shell. A quick post on the London Fixed Gear & Single Speed forum to see if anyone else had encountered the same clearance problem gave me the reassurance I needed, so today I took to the tube-ends with my Dremel grinder.





In about 5 minutes I had cleared the way.

















From there, it was a quick job to install the new BB, chainset, chain and pedals. With the light fading fast (Autumn is well and truly upon us) I managed to put in a few laps of the garden. No brakes yet and no saddle, so standing room only, but it was great to turn the pedals.