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Old 09-24-09 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by cudak888
Originally Posted by Bob Barker
Were the 30's BBs oversize compared to modern ones, or is that just an illusion? Just another cost to consider if it is.
It's just a run-of-the-mill Ashtabula BB.
I agree with Kurt that, judging by the photo, this frame takes an Ashtabula type crank; but there were Schwinn lightweights around that period that took a standard English BB and had cottered cranks. I have a New World from about 1940 with English BB threads. I'm pretty sure it has forward facing dropouts, though.
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