Dean Nixon wrote:
> I was in the process of installing a campagnolo BB (Italian threaded,
> 70-P-120 spindle, thin walled cups) on a circa late 60's Masi pista when I
> noticed that the adjustable cup protruding a little more than normal from
> the BB shell. I pulled out the calipers and sure enough the shell is 68mm
> wide. Now I'm confused. Italian threading (RH threads on fixed cup) but a
> 68mm shell. A few things are going through my mind:
>
> 1) Shell has been shortened to accommodate a 68mm spindle?
> 2) BB should be the 'thick walled cups' version
> 3) BB has mismatched parts (different years but same model or different
> models same year)
Pista cups didn't come in the "thick wall" version with the rifling; that was strictly a road (Strada) feature. --
-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA