Thread: Bottom bracket and old crank compatibility
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Old 03-20-10 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by conspiratemus1
No, it won't work. Modern sealed Campy bottom bracket spindles are shorter, designed to fit modern "low-profile" cranks. A Nuovo/Super Record crank mounted on a modern spindle will ride too far inboard and will hit the chainstay.
Unlike the newer cranksets that use symmetrical spindles, Nuovo/Super Record cranks used asymmetrical spindles in which the drive side tapers were further outboard.
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