Frankenbike solutions
 

A couple weeks ago I picked up a project -- a Raleigh Sports frameset I intend to build up for my daughter:
http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/sports-project.jpg

That's it: frame & fork, headset, mudguards and a handful of clamp-on cable guides and such. No BB or drivetrain. No wheels. No bars. No brakes. This isn't a restoration, and will be used to ride around campus, so I'll be using what I have at hand as much as possible. I don't have any extra cottered cranks, and cotterless would shave off some weight, so I dug out a set of old SR Apex arms. I found some 1-3/8 x 26tpi Hercules cups, but what spindle? BB shell measures 71mm across so I dug up an old Campy 70-SS spindle, but the races were shot. I started comparing the race spacing on the Campy with other spindles and came across these:
http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/franken...22-spindle.jpg

122mm Stronglight spindle -- darned if it didn't fit like a glove!
http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/frankenbike/left-side.jpg

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/frankenbike/lockring.jpg

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/frankenbike/fixed-cup.jpg

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/frankenbike/clearance.jpg

Any other amazing Frankenbike success stories out there?

Hmm. Looks like you've got several nice cottered spindles for us Raleigh sport fans.:innocent: