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08-03-09 | 05:15 AM

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cranky old road

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From: NC/SC border

Bikes: '66 Raleigh Carlton, '70 Ron Cooper, '95 Bianchi CD'I, "Bottecchia" Zonal Frame with Xenon gruppo, "Bottecchia"Carbon Frame with Record Gruppo, Columbia Twosome, Terry Classic, Bianchi SX, Gravity SS/FG, Titanium "Motobecane" with Ultegra DI2

I've never measured the bottom bracket width. I installed that spacer years ago to increase the clearance between the chainring and stay. Looking at it these days, it seems there would be sufficient clearance if I removed the spacer. Perhaps I'd been drinking when I serviced the BB and had reversed the spindle when I installed it? Next time I service the bottom bracket I might try removing the spacer. I'll measure the width today.
Brian Bayliss found a drip in the paint when he looked at the bike. Do you folks think I should try to redo the white pinstriping that was around the lugs when I bought the bike?

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Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie

I see that your Ron Cooper also needs a 2mm spacer on the bottom bracket fixed cup to compensate for the bottom bracket only being 66mm wide, instead of the 68mm norm. I always thought mine was an oddball, but I guess not. Sixty Fiver et al, how about yours?

BTW - I think the paint job on yours looks great.

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