Italian bottom bracket fixed cup
In addition to the hubs, the bottom bracket on the Palo Alto needs to go. I'm pulling it apart, perhaps I should have remembered this but although the crank arms are Avocet, the BB is clearly Brev Camp. Markings on the cups say 36 x 24T, so Italian, correct? My 1974 Sutherland's book says the fixed cup is right hand thread... would the Italians have persisted in this as late as 1980? Seems odd on a non-French bike. Regardless, it's really in there, I've almost always been able to break them loose with a gigantic adjustable wrench but, unless a couple more applications of PB Blaster do the trick, I might have to resort to LBC help.
If I get it all out OK, hoping to swap in a Velo Orange BB, I see they offer an Italian one.
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Larry:1958 Drysdale, 1961 Gitane Gran Sport, 1974 Zeus track, 1988 Masi Gran Corsa, 1974 Falcon, 1980 Palo Alto, 198? Vitus 979. Susan: 1976 Windsor Profesional.