Re: [CR]Campy Gran Sport BB Mystery

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From: "Steven Willis" <smwillis@verizon.net>
To: <Bikerdaver@aol.com>, <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Campy Gran Sport BB Mystery
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 10:04:52 -0800


OK boys and girls I will tell you one more time. That is a Triomphe bb. I have one here NOS. 115.4mm spindle blackish color with silver on the bearing surface and hollow spindle. Mine is Italian threads and I bought these because that will work with the older SR/NR cranks. Have fun. Steven Willis 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-9022 http://www.thebikestand.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Bikerdaver@aol.com
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 10:07 PM
Subject: [CR]Campy Gran Sport BB Mystery



> Folks-
> I have what I thought was an ordinary Campy GS BB. I thought I was
> familar with this model going back to the early 1960s to whenever they ended
> production in mid-80s.
> The axle itself, I always believed, had been a solid one peice affair with a
> published length of 115mm+/-. However, I have what I was sure is a GS axle
> that is hollow just like a NR/Record/C-record/chorus.
> The length also makes me rule out Triomphe/Victory/Athena/etc. It is
> still black colored like I always thought GS to be and it also has the "winged
> wheel" logo as found on GS components.
> All the catalogs that I have read containing GS info do not seem to
> indicate that GS BB axles were hollow. Does some one have a later 80s catalog that
> describes a hollow GS axle? [sorry for being out of the CR time line with that
> question] and if so, is there a date in which this change took place?
> Never the less, it seems to be totally up with fine milling and
> workmanship that we have all known and come to love/covet/etc. about Campy components.
> What particular item/version do I have?? Any help would be most appreciated.
> cheers-
> Dave Anderson
> Cut Bank MT