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Old 02-25-09, 05:51 PM
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I picked up a circa 1970's Atala Corsa today (on the side of the road) and plan to convert to a fixie. This may qualify for the stupid question of the year award, but can/should I assume that the BB is italian?
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Measure it lengthwise. If it's 73mm - you've got an Italiano.
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Originally Posted by Panthers007
Measure it lengthwise. If it's 73mm - you've got an Italiano.
That's mountain bike. 70mm is Italian.

For the OP, it's a pretty safe bet but just measure the width and if it's 70mm it's Italian.
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Originally Posted by chaulky61
I picked up a circa 1970's Atala Corsa today (on the side of the road) and plan to convert to a fixie. This may qualify for the stupid question of the year award, but can/should I assume that the BB is italian?
I've never seen an Atala that wasn't Italian thread.
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