Originally Posted by
HillRider
I assume the Nishiki has a standard English threaded bottom bracket shell and your Campy bb is Italian threaded as that's the only reason it wouldn't fit. Apparently you need an italian threaded frame and these aren't all that common, particularly at low cost. Try to find an old Bianchi from before they went to English threads. Otherwise find an English threaded bb for your crank.
This seems like the best advice. I poked around on eBay for Bianchi frames. I suspect that finding the perfect old Italian frame for a short-ish girl could become a consuming hobby in its own right. and may yet still.
Then I spent some hours wrapping my brain around
this article. hoooboy.
this is the crankset on the bike:
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...t.aspx?sc=FRGL
I found someone selling Campy-spindled bottom brackets in ISO threading and shell size; is that what you're talking about?
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...m+Bracket.aspx
what I've learned over the last 4 hours suggests that the 68mm ISO version of a Campy BB will be the missing link to get these cranks on that frame (which length, i'd need to measure my existing BB) -- does that sound sane?
I really appreciate all this help!!