Campag BB axle length

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  • I’d like to use an 80’s fluted Strada crank on a build. Can anyone confirm the correct bb spindle length to get the correct chain line using the outer ring on the double c/set?
    Rear hub is Royce track.

    Thanks.

  • What rear end spacing do you have?
    Is it a 120mm (classic track / FG), or an adapted 126 or 130mm?

    English (68mm) BB shell?

  • Hi, it’s a standard track hub, 120mm. Bb is 68 mm.

    Cheers

  • Going by spindle length isn’t accurate enough, they vary how much offset on the DS there is between the race and the taper.

    I have a box of spindles and experiment til I find one that works.

    I’d start with a 115mm. Too long? Get a 111mm and hope that if it’s not right, it’s not enough rather than still too far out, then use a spacer between the fixed cup and shell.

  • Excellent, that gives me a starting point.

    Thanks for your help, it is appreciated.

  • 115mm is almost certainly right.

  • Ok, so a quick update. I used a 111 mm Royce I had kicking around in the end and hey presto, perfect chainline!

  • Ha. So I was wrong. And you happened to have royce bb knocking about doing nowt.

  • Yep. I love Cliffs stuff, this one was from eBay a few years ago. Seller didn’t know if it was JIS or ISO. So I took a punt on the 111mm being correct, and it being ISO. It was cheap 😉

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