Originally Posted by
mcgilli
I took it to two local shops. One of the shops used to be owned by the guy who made the frame. Italian threaded, and threaded as large as possible - so no way to tap it out etc...
It's ok though, I took off my bars/brake and pedals and was given a clean trade for...
photos below...
You need a better shop, whether the italian (70mm) bb is too wide for the threadless VO bb or not, you need to face 1mm off each side of the bb shell to get the VO bb to work.
I see you've moved on, but you... hey, want to sell me your old frame on the cheap?