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Old 03-16-08, 02:10 PM
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Barabaika
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As you see, it's an asymmetrical bottom bracket: the crankset side is 8mm longer. Most modern bottom brackets are symmetrical, at least inexpensive ones.

You can try to buy a symmetrical bottom bracket and use spacers to move one side of it. Usually, spacers come in 1mm, 1.5mm and 2mm.

A 127mm bb should work; a 124.5mm bb may work or not.
I had a 3T bb and used an YST 124.5mm bb plus a 2mm spacer as a replacement.

Look here at the bottom for specifications:
http://www.yst-corp.com.tw/new/cartridge_bb01.html
Measure the distance A (between the spindle end and the bb shell) in the picture and make calculations.
For example, for 3U it says
L - 127.5mm, A - 32.48mm

If your A is 35.5mm, then you need a 3mm spacer to move the bb to the right.

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