Originally Posted by
wrk101
Maybe a quick trip to your local bike shop with the original spindle is in order. How were the cups? You can probably find a replacement spindle as long as the cups were fine. Nothing wrong with the older style bottom brackets.
The cups were fine as were the bearings. The spindle was badly pitted. Unfortunately the 4 shops I visited did not have anything/ had no interest in looking for the part. I searched ebay for a couple of days with no luck and posted a request in the WTB/ For trade thread. I actually prefer the older style BB to the cartridge type. I like being able to service it if need be. If anyone can direct me to either a 117mm spindle or cartridge style BB 117mm, ISO taper, I would be grateful.