British and Italian thread question
06-04-11 | 02:10 PM
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British and Italian thread question
I recently bought a frameset from someone on here and was told its BB shell was british thread.
I bought a british threaded campy BB and it doesnt fit.
It falls thru as its too small of a diameter for the BB shell.
Does this mean its most likely Italian thread? I have no experience with Italian stuff but I think its slightly larger. Im curious if perhaps it could be anything else? I doubt it would be but I dont want to buy yet another BB that doesnt work.
Gets expensive.
Trying to figure out what I need.
I was planning to get another Veloce BB. I have a Campy Centaur square taper crankset.
Thanks
I bought a british threaded campy BB and it doesnt fit.
It falls thru as its too small of a diameter for the BB shell.
Does this mean its most likely Italian thread? I have no experience with Italian stuff but I think its slightly larger. Im curious if perhaps it could be anything else? I doubt it would be but I dont want to buy yet another BB that doesnt work.
Gets expensive.
Trying to figure out what I need.
I was planning to get another Veloce BB. I have a Campy Centaur square taper crankset.
Thanks
06-04-11 | 02:18 PM
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Italian bottom bracket shells are right threaded on the drive side and they're normally 70 mm wide rather than the standard 68 mm, so it shouldn't be hard to tell if it's italian.
06-04-11 | 02:44 PM
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YES it is Italian.
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06-04-11 | 04:52 PM
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06-04-11 | 08:40 PM
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Yes. Italian shells are 36mm inside diameter; English shells are 1.37" (34.8mm) inside diameter. In conjuction with a 70mm wide shell, it appears you have an Italian thread bottom bracket.
