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Old 09-01-12 | 12:51 PM
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FBinNY
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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Originally Posted by eyeomegasquared
It's a bit cryptic trying to figure out what BB's have what spindle offset. I went to the bike shop and I noticed that the left hand side of the spindle was exactly the same length on the 110, 113, and 118 Shimanos. Only the drive side differed in length.
Cryptic may not be the right word, but it isn't obvious either. Look at this (incomplete) database of spindle lengths. Start be mounting your cranks the way they were, and measuring the various clearances. Then measure your spindle length and left/right offsets. Now figure what you want to trim at each end and use the BB that closest meets that objective.
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