Re: [CR] March 1982 Bicycling Magazine - Nadax bottom bracket

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Campagnolo)

Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:26:00 -0700
From: "verktyg" <verktyg@aol.com>
To: FujiFish1@aol.com, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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Subject: Re: [CR] March 1982 Bicycling Magazine - Nadax bottom bracket


Mark,

FAG stands for Fischers Aktien-Gesellschaft one of the early ball bearing manufacturers. They've been in business since 1883.

Here's a link to the company's history:

http://tinyurl.com/2f55frv

I don't know about any relationship with Nadax or Favorit. Could be an independent manufacturer that used FAG bearings. Or... it could be like the sealed BB cartridges that several other bearing manufactures are or have sold.

Chas. Colerich Oakland, CA USA

FujiFish1@aol.com wrote:
> I have an Italian threaded Nadax Favorit FAG sealed bearing b.b. in my 84
> Torpado Superlight, working perfectly with Super Record cranks. Don't know
> what the FAG stands for, nor if there is any kid of connection between
> this component and Favorit bicycles, which were Czechoslovakian, IIRC. Seems
> to be made in Switzerland ... definitely not by Specialized.
>
> Has aluminum adjuster cups and lock rings, but I don't recall if the
> spindle is steel or TI. It is a very light and smooth unit, but now with
> several years of uninhibited use, it's beginning to get a little play, allowing a
> very small side-to-side movement. Still smooth and perfectly functional,
> but noises on my bike bug me, and I think you can hear it, like a loose
> headset of wheel bearing adjustment, when the bike is lightly plopped down on
> the tires. I've seen them on Ebay from time to time, and only once did it
> go for a lot of money (maybe $80-100? Can't remember now).
>
> Ciao,
> Mark Agree
> Southfield, Michigan, USA
> ~ ~ ~