Hairy Legs Posted December 21, 2006 Share Hi all I am building up a old road and have come to realise that I need a BB. The BB I was intending using in of the English thread variety and I need an Italian thread BB .... the exact length of the square taper shaft I am not sure of .. the crank is a old Shimano Biopace. Please let me know if you have anything and if so make an offer ..... if what ever BB comes with a crank too then so be it! Regards Hairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitusTi Posted December 21, 2006 Share I certainly hope you find cranks with the new BB, biopace is not cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Legs Posted December 21, 2006 Share Why did they stop making the Bio pace goodies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitusTi Posted December 21, 2006 Share No one used it cause it was based on Shimano's marketing and not really on anything valid unlike the current Q-rings where you can actually change the sweet spot? Not that I use them just that I think the adjustablity of the non-round rings is quite important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buff Posted December 21, 2006 Share Good luck finding that BB. My old Bianchi uses one as well and they're as scares as hens teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbp2007 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Italian BBs are maybe not commonplace but certainly not scarce either. Should cost R200-R300 new. The local distributors had them in stock when I needed a Shimano one a few weeks ago.In the end Jared at BMC made a plan and used Italian BB cups on my existing axle.Be sure to tighten the Italian thread BB properly or it WILL come loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Legs Posted December 21, 2006 Share Off to Jared and Avron now ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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