Originally Posted by
motorapido
I agree that the old girl will look a little goofy with the compact crank. She was so pretty on the day I first met her, in 1976. But she’s aged since then, and so have I. We’ve been through various accidents and reconstructive and cosmetic surgery together. And we’ve both bounced back, a little bleary, worse for wear and tear (Stones reference, for you Stones fans out there who want bonus points for identifying that snippet of lyrics). And we’re both still out there on the streets, pushing it has hard as we still can. She’s sort of like an older single person who still goes out late on Friday and Saturday nights, partying as hard as the young kids, and to party hard, she has to dress like the young kids, with black aero wheels with bladed spokes and aero brake levers and dual-pivot modern brakes and a black one-piece seatpost and a goofy anatomical saddle. Some might look at her and think she looks pathetic, at her age, trying to keep up with the young kids. But when I’m alone with her, she feels so good and rides so nice, and I love her even more deeply than I did way back in 1976.
I hear that
Hey, I just did the same thing with my '89 Raleigh Technium PRE. Rang up a R2 (similar to your CR2) crankset and had to order a BB to fit. I ordered their house brand ISIS BB and have been very pleased with the price and the performance thus far.
You will need the crank removal tool and the ISIS wrench to tighten that BB in place. Nothing complicated, directions included. Good stuff.
The live chat helped me with the BB shell thread size (68mm) and the ISIS/spindle size (108mm).
You will enjoy the process, really