RE: [CR]Campy BB...Advice (And Parts) Wanted!

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From: "devotion finesse" <devotion_finesse@hotmail.com>
To: <john@os2.dhs.org>, CR discussion list <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Campy BB...Advice (And Parts) Wanted!
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:13:05 -0400
In-Reply-To: <48F3D3C3.6080702@os2.dhs.org>
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Dang. I knew there was some sort of pre/post CPSC issue that I would likely encounter...Just wasn't sure what. Does this mean that I will run into compatibility issues if I try to use a combination of pre and post CPSC bits? If, for instance, I were to use a pre-CPSC bottom bracket and front derailleur, will the crank arms also need to be pre-CPSC? Thanks for your help, Matthew Bowne Brooklyn, New York ----------------------------------------
> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:03:31 -0500
> From: john@os2.dhs.org
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Campy BB...Advice (And Parts) Wanted!
>
> devotion finesse wrote:
>
>> One of the final remaining bits needed to get my recently acquired '71 C oln
>> ago Super on the road is an appropriate Nuovo Record bottom bracket.
>> To the best of my knowledge, I ought to be on the lookout for a 70-SS- 120
>> spindle. Can anyone tell me if it is critical that I find one from rou ghl
>> y the same era that the bike was produced? Were there changes made to th e s
>> pindle length in later years of production? Will I run into problems if ,
>> say, I put an 80's NR spindle in?
>
> Yes. As a result of CPSC rule changes around 1977, Campy redesigned
> their front derailleurs and drive side crank arms, and the spindle
> length had to change to accommodate this. IIRC, the Campy Only web site
> has a time line that might provide more detail.
>
> --
> John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
> Appleton WI USA
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