http://www.sheldonbrown.com/bbsize.html#threading
If the bb shell is French, then the fixed cup will have a right hand thread. If it's left hand, then the shell is British.
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http://www.sheldonbrown.com/bbsize.html#threading
If the bb shell is French, then the fixed cup will have a right hand thread.
If it's left hand, then the shell is British.