I knew there was a reason I asked about this here

Michael: if you have a 111 British thread I would be interested.

In looking the Italian one over (needs clean up), the cup on one end (adjustable) does come off, but the fixed end is, ummm, fixed, or so it appears. And yes the one I have does have a silver spindle. If Michael doesn't have the proper one, any suggestions as to where to check for one?

Also, I haven't measured the BCD of the main rings (which appear to be in good shape), but the one I got is a 52/42/30. Is it possible to replace these with something like 50/39 or 50/36? I think they were available as a 50/39/30, and the BCD might be 135, but will measure. Otherwise, I currently ride a 52/43, so could live with the 52/42 portion.

Thanks for all the input!

Chris

EDIT: I just measured the spindle on this and it is ~115.x. Seller said he was running it on a Basso. I had assumed it was a steel frame, normal tubing so 28.6mm seat tube or so, which all the catalogs I've seen show a 111mm spindle length. Either it was a carbon or oversized Basso, or he was running the wrong BB? Guess that shows what you get when you assume...