I bought this bike a few years ago with intentions of making a fixie, or single speed, out of it. I read all the horror stories about the bottom brackets and decided to check mine out. It is a standard 68mm British thread. I was able to install an old cartrage BB in, and the fixed on the other side of the shell, but not at the same time. It seems the threads are not square with the hole in the bottom bracket shell.
Can the shell be faced and the threads chased, or do I need to just stick to cup and bearings?Christmas 07 036.jpg