Originally Posted by
Herneka
Didn't Viscount have a problem with their bottom brackets? I thought I read that somewhere, but I could be wrong. Aluminum spindles, maybe?
Their axle spindles are notoriously weak but thankfully... they are serviceable.
http://bikecult.com/works/parts/bbViscount.html
My friend rides a Viscount (fixed gear conversion) and has replaced the death fork with a nice fully chromed Reynolds fork and his bb is looking like it is also due to be replaced.