Rich, why not use a TA BB for a TA crankset? They are available at a shop not near you.
Chuck Hoefer
Vista, California USA
>I first confess that I'm far from being a master vintage bike
> mechanic.... but to ME... the elusive vagaries of trying to figure out
> the proper bottom brackets for my projects.... sometimes just MAKE ME
> NUTS !! And the waters just get muddier for me when ya throw in
> anything FRENCH !!!
>
> My mondia super http://www-hsc.usc.edu/
> (yes.. it turned out to be french..not swiss !) is getting more and
> more interesting, as I am trying to mount a very nice TA cyclotourist
> double crankset, with 28/48 gearing, on the baby. The campy french BB
> that came with the frame wouldnt cut it - so I got pretty excited about
> a BEAUTIFUL Edco with an axle length of 116. But alas, now that it has
> arrived, it too has 'issues' !!! Those little bolt heads on the small
> inner ring mount of the TA cranks are JUST tight enough to bump up
> against the lock ring (Edco's are adjustable on both sides). Stay
> tuned..i'm not sure how.... but there surely will be a happy ending! [
> i'm thinkin about tryin VeloOrange's sealed french BB's... but
> alas..they are JIS tapered .. ]
>
> Now..to the ode. I discovered it in the Frank Berto 1988 book on
> upgrading your bike, back on page 80 in a section called 'Crankset
> Standardization', where he is lamenting the lack of standards... he
> writes:
>
> /"Where does all of this leave you if you want to replace your crankset
> with minimum hassle? First, buy your crankset complete with the bottom
> bracket set. Second, buy your crankset from a pro bike shop and have
> them do the installation. Third, buy an English threaded frame, if you
> can, to avoid about half of the frustration. If you want to keep your
> costs down and reuse your existing bottom bracket, just accept the fact
> that you won't know if your new crankset will fit until you try it."
> /
> so there !
>
> Rich 'cranked up' Pinder
> Sherman Oaks, CA
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