Ahoy ! Thanks for the on and off list responses. Keep those cards and letters coming in !
The Galli spindle is 1118 +2. So, I thought just the ticket for the TA three-arm crank. But the Galli taper is too small of diameter to adequately seat the TA crank (does not work). The Galli taper is 16.45 which as per Sutherlands is Japanese Maxi-type. I do not know what Maxi-type. As per Sutherlands, measured at base of bearing race. 16.45 = Japanese Maxi-type 16.75 = TA and Stronglight (Is this also the JIS spec?) 16.90 = Campag and some others
So, the Sutherlands specs indicate that the Galli spindle is not intended for TA nor Stronglight.
Sooo...I still don't know what the Galli/Maxi-type spindle is for and I still don't have a spindle for the TA three-arm.
Richard Cielec
Chicago, Illinois; U.S.A.
From: r cielec <teaat4p@yahoo.com> Subject: [CR] Galli-Jap.Maxy BB Spindle - Huh? To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 12:28 AM
Ahoy ! Does this make sense? What for, what's the history, and such?
Galli bb spindle (cotterless for three-piece crank) has16.45mm dia. at base of bearing race which is Japanese Maxy-type dimension as per Sutherlands. Did Galli cranks use this type of spindle (Galli cranks were really Maxy?). What is "Japanese Maxy-type" ? How does Japanese Maxy-type fit in with On Topic bikes?
Sutherlands also states Maxy-type could be used with TA cranks to place chain line farther from frame. I hand fitted a TA three-arm crank onto this Galli-Maxy and inner ring (42t) is merely several mm's away from stay though crank has not been tightened down. Is Sutherland's not correct in saying the Maxy will place chain line outward?
Galli spindle has castings as follows: Galli; 18; 4; C; and an "S" that looks not alphabetical but, like an electrical current symbol from a schematic (designates crank side?). Incidentally, spindle measures 118 +2; so, I assume the "18" casting proclaims the length. Nothing, to me, indicates English or Italian.
I have not trial-fitted the Galli-Maxy into a Campag crank.
Thanks for any information and stories.
Richard Cielec
Chicago, Illinois; U.S.A.