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I bought this cool Axis pro on here last week and it arrived today!
A bit of an assortment of parts, some nice, my intention is to strip and powdercoat the frame, new decals and build it up with a mix of XT and XTR. A winter project.
Ive never had a Diamondback but there's something about these that does it for me so im really excited..naturally an impatient person, I always seem to enjoy thinking about and planning a project more than carrying it out. I end up rushing and ruin it for myself!! I,m going to learn to enjoy the process more with this one.
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As you can see, its a well ridden well loved bike thats been used for what it was intended. the last owner bought it as a frame and built it up.
I can see from the '92 catalogue that these would have come with full XTR groupset. I dont think my budget will run to that but a mix of period xt and xtr will be fine.
Anyway, stripping it down after a quick blast around in the icy rain today and DISASTER!..ive stripped the non drive bottom bracket cup splines trying to remove it.
the bb was really stuck and i had to get a scaffold pole over the spanner to get the other side out, at which point i should have left it overnight with some oil on the thread....anyway the non drive side moved a smidge and then the tool slipped a couple of times and then crunch, all the teeth are gone

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Has anyone got ant advice on how to remove this now? The BB doesnt matter but have i buggered the frame up??
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Keepers: Univega Alpina '95, Diamond Back Axis Pro' 92,