Two good alternatives are Phil Wood cartridges and Sugino Mighty bb's. Campy NR/SR cranks have a different taper and thus need a different spindle from Japanese and newer Campagnolo product. In your area, Montrose Bike Shop would be a good store to go to for the Sugino bracket--the family that owns it also owns a wholesale company known for supplying older and out-of-production parts. Almost any bike store can order Phil Wood products.
David Feldman
> Hello all,
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> Can anybody tell me what makes for a good substitute for an Ita NR/SR
> bottom bracket? Currently plan is to run a pair of SR cranks on a '94
Masi
> 3V, and I need a bottom bracket for it. I figure the current triple
> cartridge bb would work, but I'm concerned about the Q factor.
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> Do I need the offset to:
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> a) clear the lip if I plan on using an SR front derail?
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> b) what if i use a later model 8-9 sp front derail?
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> Any help would be great.
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> Doland