Originally Posted by
notfrench
sunburst--when you're rebuilding, are you leaving the cranks as cottered? I'm having trouble finding 118mm spindles.
Yes, I'm leaving the cottered cranks. With the ss, I did the same as dirtdrop's photo above, removed the inner chainring, even though with the 52 up front I need a huge rear cog to create a usable gear.
I overhauled the bb on two of them, and didn't need to replace the spindles. With my bearing surfaces: hubs, headset and bb races, I felt there was a lot of wear, but still, repacking with new bearings made a big improvement.
Are your spindles worn out, or do you need 118mm for fixie or ss conversions?