Originally Posted by
s0ul_chicken
My GXP came with two spacers - directions state that spacers are not required for 68mm, but required for the 73mm shells.
I think you have that statement backwards. How would 68mm shells not need spacers but 73mm shells would? Regardless, the OP is about an Elita triple which, being a road bike crankset, would not have the ability to mount in a 73mm shell and thus would not come with spacers.