Gang,I am in the process of setting up my mid-50's Frejus track bike with
a mix of period components and 70's Nuovo Record bits...The darn BB has co
ntinually caused me a headache. This is my latest.To get the bike on the r
oad with what I had kicking around, I was previously running the bike wit
h a combo of Dura Ace cups, a Campy 70-SS spindle and Campy NR "strada"
crank arms (inner ring lip ground down). A little close to the chainstay.
Not ideal. But it got the job done...Until I found the ideal solution:Or w
hat I thought to be the ideal solution: When used with a NR crankset, the
best case scenario would be a Nuovo Record pista BB, right? "70-P-120"
spindle? Given that the bike (a) has a 70mm BB shell (b) is a P-ista and (c
) has rear spacing of 120...all oughtta be A-O-K. But it isn't.This BB has
a 111mm spindle, which is too dang short for said crankarm to work witho
ut hitting the chainstay. My question is, did "70-P-120" spindles come i
n multiple lengths? The 70-SS spindle was a 115mm. Is this likely the app
ropriate length for the bike? When I do finally get around to getting 151
B.C.D./inch pitch Campy crankarms, what BB/spindle combo is gonna be righ
t?Matthew BowneBrooklyn, New York
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