[CR]Chater-Lea BB & HS need special balls?

(Example: Production Builders:Peugeot:PX-10LE)

From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 07:30:43 EDT
To: vahdia@att.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Chater-Lea BB & HS need special balls?

In a message dated 6/23/01 12:54:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time, vahdia@att.net writes:

<< Little glitch in the component choices for Drysdale: A Chater-Lea bottom bracket requires the extra large Chater cups for 5/16 balls,and I believe the headset is a special dimension too. >>

I THINK that Chater Lea came both ways.. In their oversized version, and in conventional size... Can anyone confirm this either way?

Dale Brown
Greensboro, North Carolina