Re: [CR]help! zeus w/ 35xP1 bb threads

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From: "jerrymoos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
To: "chuck taylor" <phatswag@comcast.net>, <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR]help! zeus w/ 35xP1 bb threads
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 20:47:24 -0600


I agree with Sheldon, never heard of a Swiss-threaded Zeus, plus I'm not sure Sugino ever made Swiss BB cups.

Regards,

Jerry Moos


----- Original Message -----
From: Sheldon Brown
To: chuck taylor
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]help! zeus w/ 35xP1 bb threads



> charles taylor wrote:
>
> >My zeus has a bad fixed bb cup that I need to remove but don't know the
> >handed-ness of the thread. The sugino bb cups both say 35xP1, which I've
> >never heard of.
>
> 35 x 1 designates both French and Swiss threading, the difference
> being in the "handedness" of the fixed cup.
>
> French fixed cups=right (wrong)
>
> Swiss fixed cups=left (right)
>
> I've never heard of Zeus using Swiss, I'd bet it's French,
> righty-tighty on both sides.
>
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