Pre 1950s rides of LFGSS: old bikes, vintage rats, classic lightweights

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clubman in reply to @SideshowBob

I can't be certain, but I think the Saxon has a Chater bottom bracket. That's fine - if you've got the bearing to fit, but you cannot use any other BB since it's oversize.

These bearings are difficult, if not impossible, to find.

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jeff80 in reply to @clubman

Are they not just 5/16ths? You can get these online I think. I'm sure I had some that I bought online for a Carlton Flyer

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gbj_tester in reply to @jeff80

Are they not just 5/16ths?

The ones with 5/16" balls use 1.45" cups. Yes, if the cups are good it's easy to get new balls, but if the cups are worn out you need to think of a way to get some sort of available BB into the 1.45" shell. It's possible if you have a lathe 🙂

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