Originally Posted by braunaaron

im taking a stab at installing my first bottom bracket, a sugino 75 (cup and cone style) and i have what's probably a very obvious question to some of you but i gotta ask it anyway, because i don't have a clue:

you know how when you look at the bearings from one side you see mostly casing, and the other, mostly bearings? when i fit spindle, bearings and cups together -- which side of the bearings should face the cup and which side should face the cone?