Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,520
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From: Colorado Springs, CO
Bikes: 1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo (frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame), 1974 Peugeot UO-8
A Stronglight 118mm spindle from the 70's will go right into the existing cups and has ISO taper that fits older French (TA, Stronglight, Nervar) cranks. I had to use a 2mm spacer under the fixed cup to adjust the chainline for a double so it might be just right for a single ring crank for a fixie. I think Campy (pre-92-ish) cranks would work too though I don't know if that would be the right length. I just did that on my UO8 and it worked great. Won't help if you have a Japanese crank but who would use one of them on a French bike anyway?
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista