Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
How do the arms fit? Is there enough clearance that they don't hit the frame? If so, no worries.
The right side is fine. The left side doesn't hit the shell, but there is nowhere near the clearance shown in your picture.
Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
Skip- Shaving the BB face won't change the distance between the axle's bearing points, therefore any BB that has adjustable bearing design (like the Sugino) will have the same amount of cup to axle end length. Only the amount of cup engagement in the shell would change.
Next question is whether the axle is meant to be used with the crank arms. Some arms and axles (Campy) have a slightly less width to their tapering flats. The other kind (most every Asian brand) of cranks arms will pull further up on the smaller axle.
The next step is usually try to figure out how much more axle length will do the job and try to source said longer axle. Andy.
I guess I should have thought about the bb shell width. Makes perfect sense.
The crank is a Campy NR crank from the donor Bianchi. I guess if it's this tight on the Medici it would have been just as tight on the Bianchi. I don't remember looking before tearing it down though.
Here's a picture of both spindles. The Sugino is 119mm, the Ofmega is 115mm.
I'll try assembling it completely (Sugino BB + Campy crank) tomorrow and see what that looks like.