Originally Posted by
HillRider
AFAIK, the FFS bottom bracket itself was unique but the frame's bb shell was conventional. You should be able to replace it with any suitably threaded (English I expect) current bb.
this is exactly what i was wanting to know -> if the frame was still usable for a single speed purpose. thanks a bunch
if anyone else can confirm or deny this that would be greatly appreciated. and for what it's worth, i got used to switching gears without pedaling!