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JohnDThompson 06-10-13 04:01 PM


Originally Posted by repechage (Post 15727203)
Campagnolo for their part went with 3/16" ball bearings for their ti bottom brackets. Who knows is that had anything to do with it.

Campagnolo also used pressed-on steel races on their titanium bottom brackets. These leave less space for the balls, so they need to be smaller to fit everything into the same space. Campagnolo used 3/16" balls; Zeus used 7/32" balls.

repechage 06-10-13 04:32 PM


Originally Posted by JohnDThompson (Post 15727443)
Campagnolo also used pressed-on steel races on their titanium bottom brackets. These leave less space for the balls, so they need to be smaller to fit everything into the same space. Campagnolo used 3/16" balls; Zeus used 7/32" balls.

Yes they did, but that was a choice. Teledyne and Cobra Brand (Italy) along with another Italian spindle F.?.?. (I forget the name right now) use pressed on steel races too but use 1/4" bearings.
Way back I purchased a set of Italian threaded cups with pressed in steel races (unmarked) that were designed for 1/4" bearings. Very nice, no idea who made them, allegedly Ritchey brand but I use the brand without a box or stampings to prove it.

JISO 09-11-22 05:05 PM


Originally Posted by JohnDThompson (Post 15727443)
Campagnolo also used pressed-on steel races on their titanium bottom brackets. These leave less space for the balls, so they need to be smaller to fit everything into the same space. Campagnolo used 3/16" balls; Zeus used 7/32" balls.

Apologies if it's socially unacceptable to bring back this 10 year old thread, but is it possible to use a Zeus 2000 Ti spindle (7/32") on Campagnolo alloy cups (3/16")? Which size ball bearings would be adequate?


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