Originally Posted by
kyselad
Regardless, to avoid confusion, it's important to note the OP asked about an early 70's Peugeot. Peugeots were French threaded through the late 70s. In addition to the difference in thread pitch, French and ISO bb shells don't even have the same thread direction -- swapping the spindle is the only time/cost-effective solution.
I agree, that's the most cost effective solution, if it were a higher quality french bike I'ld suggestlooking into tapping the BB threads to Italian.
BTW, reckon's meltdown was about the funniest train wreck I've seen in a while.