Originally Posted by
jccaclimber
Alternatively, you could have a machine shop make you a spacer for half to a quarter of that, if in fact you did not have the taps. It's just a metal cylinder with a hole in the center. Also, just how many French threaded bottom brackets do you see in a year?
No, it's not just a metal spacer with a hole in the center. It's precisely machined and securely held by the shell threads.
And no, I don't see many French thread bottom brackets in a year, but I intend to remedy that. I suspect mine might be the only French thread taps north of Milwaukee...
