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Old 12-17-13 | 04:22 PM
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eschlwc
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Bikes: '73 falcon sr, '76 grand record, '84 davidson

... Swiss threads are nothing more than French threading with a left handed thread on the fixed cup [of the bb]...
yup.

you won't want to go the following route for a mirage, but for my grand record, i bought the two separate french threaded campy record headset pieces (on ebay) swapping them for the bsa pieces in a standard headset. saved about $100 that way, 'cause french campy headsets are $200 plus.

also had to mill the fork crown down to fit a standard crown race, but no biggie.

for a mirage, i'd look into the donor bike route. lots of mirages and nomads out there...

i wonder if it's possible to re-tap a french steerer to english thread?
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