• You need to consider two things when choosing a bottom bracket:
    1) compatibility with your frame;
    2) compatibility with your cranks.

    The part of you frame into which the BB fits, is called the shell: the shell will be made to a particular standard.

    The most common standard is ISO (International Standards Organisation). This is more commonly known as British or English.

    Both the Langster and Pompino will have ISO/British/English shells, so a BB that fits one frame will fit the other.

    Different cranks require different width BB for a specified chainline.

    You're using the same cranks, so you don't need to change the width of the spindle.

    http://sheldonbrown.com/cribsheet-bottombrackets.html

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