Bottom Bracket Advice
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Bottom Bracket Advice
I have a Campy Pista crank(bought new Dec. 2005), the crank requires a 111mm ISO taper
I have a new Campy Record BB English thread 111mm symetrical that I bought for it
Here's my question..
I just bought a new frame with Italian threading,
last night I dug out a veloce road bb italian threading 111mm ISO but it is a road (asymetrical) bb,
Can this be used for now until I save up for a phils later on this year?
What is throwing me is the asymetrical and symetrical diiferences between the 2 bb's(I understand the different load's on the crank,bb,etc) but does this make any difference for just a non track rider
also I was looking at the phil's, I assume they are not symetrical
SO will my older Italian 111mm road bottom bracket work for now??
I have a new Campy Record BB English thread 111mm symetrical that I bought for it
Here's my question..
I just bought a new frame with Italian threading,
last night I dug out a veloce road bb italian threading 111mm ISO but it is a road (asymetrical) bb,
Can this be used for now until I save up for a phils later on this year?
What is throwing me is the asymetrical and symetrical diiferences between the 2 bb's(I understand the different load's on the crank,bb,etc) but does this make any difference for just a non track rider
also I was looking at the phil's, I assume they are not symetrical
SO will my older Italian 111mm road bottom bracket work for now??
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according to campy specs 111mm with the cranks give a 42.5 chainline..
so I am guessing that any type of ISO taper bb with 111mm will work, I will probably just go ahead and put it on anyway just to see if it will work
no brakes on this build, got brakes on my road and my IRO, this one will be pure track
so I am guessing that any type of ISO taper bb with 111mm will work, I will probably just go ahead and put it on anyway just to see if it will work
no brakes on this build, got brakes on my road and my IRO, this one will be pure track
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An assymmetrical BB will give a different chainline than a symmetrical BB, given the same spindle length. How much difference, I don't know. But I doubt that it will ruin your day.
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Originally Posted by isotopesope
i run a chorus triple bb (111mm width) with record pista cranks on my italian bianchi pista with no chainline issues...
great that's what I needed .....thanks all for the help






