Re: [CR]Re: FB Italian or French?

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Cinelli)

From: "David Feldman" <feldmans1@earthlink.net>
To: <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <CATFOODW4eE2FGwQ21j0000042f@catfood.nt.phred.org> <a05010400b963ea151fe1@[165.121.40.147]> <3D3EDBC1.846A549A@earthlink.net> <a05010406b96492f95ee1@[165.121.27.51]> <3D3EEC31.AF6700EF@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: FB Italian or French?
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 11:49:44 -0500


I'd like to divert the thread to a related subject--at what time did bottom bracket thread "standards" become linked to their countries of greatest use--Italian, BSA/USA/Asian, French/Swiss, etc.? I have a late 1940's Italian bike that has a 22.0mm steerer ID and Swiss BB threads. It would seem that manufacturers had settled on parts sizes by that time, but maybe not? Could my bike be the result of post-WWII parts shortages and, say, an Italian factory buying surplus steerers and bb shells from France?
Curious
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA


----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Schmidt
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 1:04 PM
Subject: [CR]Re: FB Italian or French?



> Jan Heine wrote:
> >
> > My info is/was just hearsay. I should have been more clear in my post
> > ("I thought..."). It appears your info is better. So for now, I
> > consider FB an Italian brand.
>
> Ahhh... I see... you remain unconvinced?
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> SoPas, SoCal