Bottom bracket thread type?

Posted on Sat 9th, August 2008

• #1

Doofus

Ive just got my hands on a nice track frame and in the process of building it up but not sure what thread type the bottom bracket takes, ( ie british italian etc) any simple way of working it out before i start buying the wrong thing?
• #2

freddo

racist :-P
• #3

andyp

Measure the width of the bottom bracket shell - if it's 68 mm it's English threaded and if it's 70 mm it's Italian.
• #4

freddo

and french?

either you have to guess, or post some pics so we can guess...
• #5

baztailor

or swiss at 68mm, usually found on some old pugs and other flemish n french manufactured frames, just to make life easier!
• #6

Toon_phycle_pimp

http://http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_bo-z.html scroll down to bottom brackets
• #7

Doofus

Cheers for all your help guys!

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