Another little trick - a 168 thin cup axle is a good substutute for a 170 thick cup axle.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX
> Hey - some on-topic Campagnolo stuff! Now that's what the world needs more
> of!
>
> For those inquiring minds out there, the correct spindle length is 115.5mm
> (70-SS). For BSC or French BBs using Record crankarms of the same vintage
(late
> 1977 to 1987), it would be 114.5mm (68-SS). The spindle offset matters
too -
> these are not symmetrical spindles (those started {for road} with the
111mm
> C-Record etc. ones in 1985).
>
> The rear hub spacing doesn't matter (i.e. 120 vs. 126) - you have to match
> the vintage/type of the crankarms with the vintage/type of the spindle.
You also
> must match thin-cup (steel-only) spindles with (steel-only) thin cups, and
> thick-cup spindles with thick cups, as the bearing shoulder spacings are
> different. There was no Nuovo Record track or triple BB (only NR doubles;
although
> 'cross, at 3.5 mm longer on the RH side, may have been made in an NR
version -
> anyone know for sure?) SR only works with SR, as the bearings were a
different
> size. Gran Sport, Record, NR, and SR BBs all had different/unique spindles
at
> any given time, although they were all the same overall length.
>
> Simple, no?
>
> Now THIS is fun!
>
> Greg Parker
> Campagnolo-nerdland
>
> P.S.
>
> 68-SS / 70-SS marking on a spindle doesn't always mean 114.5 / 115.5 -
> Campagnolo (rather confusingly, IMO) retained that nomenclature for newer,
> completely different spindles! (Who was minding the store that week,
anyways?)
>
> > Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:05:03 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
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> > Thanks to a couple of helpful listers I now know what spindle
> > I need.
> >
> > I'd like to buy, or trade for, a Campagnolo record or similar
> > SS70 bb spindle, 114-116mm for the standard thick cups.
> >
> > I'll pay a fair price.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Charles Andrews
> > Socal