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Old 01-10-12 | 04:38 PM
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Bikes: 87 RockHopper,2008 Specialized Globe. Both upgraded to 9 speeds. 2019 Giant Explore E+3

The 5N denotes a 70mm shell width.
The bad news- You probably have an Italian spaced BB. (Bianchi makes sense for this duh)

On these, the drive side cup is actually RIGHT HAND threaded, instead of the most common LH thread.
Maybe that's why it doesn't want to come off???

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/botto...s.html#italian
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