Re: [CR]Mavic Bottom Bracket

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Mavic Bottom Bracket
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:56:23 -0800
To: CR RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


Chuck Brooks wrote:
> Gentle Folk,
>
> Jim Young asked:
>
>> <<Does anyone know what size of cartridge bearings are required to
>> fit the
>> mavic 610 RD bottom bracket?>>
>>
> I went on a quest several years ago seeking the same bearings. I
> visited
> three (not trusting the first, and not giving up hope after the
> second) bearing
> supply houses, and none were able to match the bearings. Further
> research
> led to my discovering that Mavic had used a proprietary size for
> the bearings
> (SKS) and these had not been manufactured for quite a few years.
> (snip)

I guess my friend at the bearing supply house did me a favor then, when he got me the bearings. 'Course this was more than a few years ago so the SKS bearings were available then. Oh well...

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA USA (sunny and warm... but you didn't want to hear that :-) http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)