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Old 06-27-12 | 04:18 PM
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Campagnolo bottom brackets

So I'm sorting through my bottom brackets and I see a couple things I don't understand.

One bb says 70 ss, another 67 ss, another 70 SP.

I understand the 68 and 70 are for English and Italian bb's, but what does the SS and SP stand for??
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The "SP" spindles are the newer, symmetrical spindles for the modern (post-1986) arms, while an older Super Record road crank will want an SS series spindle to get proper clearance.
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