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Old 07-31-16 | 07:45 AM
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3S bottom bracket spindle length

Hello all,
I have a 3S bottom bracket spindle. Sheldon Brown says it should be 121.5mm long.
Sheldon Brown's Bottom Bracket Size Database

My calipers say it's 124.5mm long.


Why is there a discrepancy? Is Sheldon Brown's database wrong?
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Old 07-31-16 | 10:53 AM
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That's probably a misprint as 3S is 124.5 mm per Sutherland's. The 3SS is 121.5 mm.
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