Originally Posted by
dobber
Per Sheldon - Using British (ISO) in Swiss shell: 35 mm = 1.378". Shell is slightly larger, thread pitch slightly finer. May seem to fit, but will be loose.
Swiss is the same as French except the fixed cup is reversed.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/cribshee...mbrackets.html
except mine fit tight as F___K, so either I have slightly damaged threads (they looked perfect and fit the thread gage PERFECTLY)
I dunno, all I know is I have a buttery smooth shimano cartridge BB in my motobecane super mirage, and couldn't be happier since I ride it about 20 miles a day love how smooth it is.
so "they" say you can't fit a sealed BB in a swiss threaded shell, and "they" said chuck yeager would disintegrate when he got to mach 1 too, and they also say I can't get a 125cc motorcycle over 175mph,.........
I don't listen too well anymore, because "they" are usually full of sh_t
(and yes, I'm going to bonneville with my 125cc streamliner in 2010)