Originally Posted by
jamesf13
Awesome build. I recently acquired an early 90s Merlin Spectrum frame. I am in the process of doing a similar restoration. It currently has a pressfit bottom bracket with square taper spindle. How were you able to install your bottom bracket and crankset?
The OP’s bike looks like a pretty standard BSA threaded BB. Pressfit and square taper sounds … unusual but I just saw a youtube video of a guy servicing a Trek with that.
How wide is the shell and what diameter? I’d have thought you can use standard pressfit bearings for a 24 spindle but a 30 like I think the Force AXS has could be a problem. I imagine the OP used external bearings.