Originally Posted by moxfyre
No, 68 mm is NOT the length of the spindle, it's the length of the bottom bracket SHELL, the cylindrical part of the frame into which the bottom bracket goes. Since the spindle sticks out of the shell, it's gotta be longer
No, I know this
It just seemed long - 127mm is almost double 68mm so I guess thats what I was looking for confirmation for before I went and bought the wrong piece. Like I said i nthe original post I am only going to have the one chainring so it doesnt need to be too long.
I think I ll go ahead and make that purchase. thanks for the advice all - rock on!!