Threading on "German" Bikes
02-06-10 | 09:57 AM
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Threading on "German" Bikes
Interested in picking up a Kotter, I know its a german bike but not entirely not sure if the threading is swiss, french, italian and the seller wont/cant respond to emails about the specs on it. I was wondering if anyone here can give it an eyeball and identify its setup. Getting italian bbs are easy and now harris cyclery has sweet sealed french bbs but those damn swiss ones are near impossible. Thanks to any help anyone can offer.
02-06-10 | 03:47 PM
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If it is Italian or french, both cups will be right threaded. If it is swiss or british threaded, the right side cup will be left threaded. That should be easy enough for the seller to check, and help narrow it down.
02-06-10 | 08:31 PM
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Seller just wont answer, I cant risk buying a damwn swiss threaded bike, not gonna spend 100 dollars on a BB for a 200 frameset.
02-06-10 | 08:43 PM
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That said, you can buy brand new Italian-threaded Shimano BBs for $25 or so (square tapered)
02-06-10 | 11:03 PM
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Yeah, dealing with foreign sellers on ebay can be a trying experience. One would think on a frame of this vintage bb shell would be one of the things you would mention.
02-07-10 | 04:25 PM
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Will he measure the width of the BB shell?
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