Originally Posted by
fuzz2050
The Velo Orange Bottom bracket that Operator and I posted does not require that you bevel the bottom bracket shell. If you decide at some point later that you want to try to re-tap the threads, there's no problem.
Aha, I just looked at the Velo-orange web site and I was wrong, they do not require beveling the bb shell. So, they are a good fix for stripped English, French or Swiss threads but only in JIS taper. If the cartridges themselves are reliable, it sounds like a good repair.
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