[CR]odd campy pista threading

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From: "The Maaslands" <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>
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Subject: [CR]odd campy pista threading
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 09:48:09 -0400
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Scott asked,
> Ok, so I'm building up a fixed gear, and I have a Campagnolo Pista
> crankset
> I want to use. It's a 144BCD crank with 9/16 x 20F stamped at the pedal
> hole, but it also has a large "S" near the pedal hole. This thing has
> reverse pedal threads on the drive side!
>
> What's the story here? None of my other cranks are like this. How do I
> deal with this puppy? Do I have to thieve a left-hand spindle and put a
> right-side body on it? Why the heck is this crank the way it is?

Scott, as you have already surmised, this is indeed a tandem crank. The "S" marked near the pedal hole indicates "sinistra" or left crank threading as you would find on a tandem.

Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ