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Old 05-11-10 | 10:48 PM
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Switching Bottom Brackets

I'm switching frames and parts with a friend and she wants to keep her crankset, and i want to keep mine, but shes using a Miche Primato Track (107 mm) square tapered bottom bracket and I'm using a sealed cartridge truvativ 108mm PowerSpline. We noticed the 1 mm difference. Can her bottom bracket fit into my frame? and likewise mine into hers?

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Old 05-11-10 | 10:53 PM
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PowerSpline won't fit into a square taper and vice-versa.
You guys need to exchange bottom brackets as well and yes, your bottom bracket will fit into hers and likewise, hers to yours.
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Old 05-11-10 | 11:05 PM
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do you know if the bottom bracket shell size matters?
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Old 05-11-10 | 11:23 PM
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yes. most modern frames are English treaded. But somtimes you can encounter Italian and even French threading. English is 68mm
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Should be able to as long as both frames and both bottom brackets are all 68mm english threading. The sizes you have listed are widths and do not make a difference.
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