Ouch! Not only do I use the Phil solution but I have spare Campy cups salted away for the Cilo.
Another comment about Swiss bikes is that they often come with an unmarked, presumably Swiss made, headset that lasts forever. So in my experience the threading is not a problem.
There is one caveat. If I was long distance touring to isolated areas, I'd use an English threaded bike in case the unexpected happened.
Joe Bender-Zanoni New Swiss Bike, a Sieber, in the works
At 02:16 PM 6/12/01 -0700, Mark Petry wrote:
>And definitely consider a Phil BB before re-tapping your frame !
>
>markp
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joseph Bender-Zanoni" <jfbender@umich.edu>
>To: "Jim Cole" <jcole@memphis.edu>; <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 5:00 PM
>Subject: Re: [CR]Mondia questions
>
>
>> My Mondia is a Swiss threaded BB, French threaded headset but with a
>> regular size steerer. So so is my Cilo. The Mondia has metric tubes and a
>> 26.4 mm seat tube. The Phil rings are still available as I bought a set
>> within the last year.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> At 03:14 PM 6/12/01 -0500, Jim Cole wrote:
>> >Talked to a guy that has a Mondia for sale. The frame is 531 with the
>> >cool airbrushed look paint scheme. It's all Campy NR except for Mafac
>> >brakes and seems very similar to a Raleigh International in many
>> >respects. Ok, so what would I be getting into here as far as threading
>> >issues are concerned? Would the frame have metric sized tubing and
>> >require the "French" sized front derailleur clamp? How about seatpost
>> >and stem size? It is a complete bike, but all my spare parts are
>> >British thread. Always thought Mondias were good looking bikes and
>> >wondering if I should take the plunge. Thanks for any input!!!
>> >
>> >Jim Cole
>> >Memphis, TN