English or Italian

[M Series]

How do I know if my 1989 Peugeot Triathlon 531 has a Italian or English Bottom Bracket thread ?

 

[GearóId Ó Laoi]

If Italian the right bb cup will screw off anticlockwise, if the other way, it is made by M.le Frog,
or M.le Rosbif.

 

[Pete Biggs]

M Series wrote:
> How do I know if my 1989 Peugeot Triathlon 531 has a Italian or English Bottom Bracket thread ?

If fitted with a Campag BB, it may be marked with arrows.

Either try removing or fitting a BB, or measure shell width and see:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_bo-z.html#bottom

~PB

 

[Dave]

"M Series" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> How do I know if my 1989 Peugeot Triathlon 531 has a Italian or English Bottom Bracket thread ?
>
Er.....if it goes forward when you pedal forwards it's english, if it goes backwards...no, no...stop
it!!!...mustn't!!! ..Sorry...I'll get me bike. ;-)

 

[Smudger]

"Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
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> "M Series" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > How do I know if my 1989 Peugeot Triathlon 531 has a Italian or English Bottom Bracket thread ?
> >
> Er.....if it goes forward when you pedal forwards it's english, if it goes backwards...no,
> no...stop it!!!...mustn't!!! ..Sorry...I'll get me bike. ;-)
>
>

Ho alcuni amici italiani. Li aiuteranno a trovare il vostro cappotto.

 

[GearóId Ó Laoi]

If the bike has hair under the chainstays then it's Italian.

 

[Dave]

"Smudger" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
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> "Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "M Series" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > > How do I know if my 1989 Peugeot Triathlon 531 has a Italian or
English
> > > Bottom Bracket thread ?
> > >
> > Er.....if it goes forward when you pedal forwards it's english, if it
goes
> > backwards...no, no...stop it!!!...mustn't!!! ..Sorry...I'll get me bike. ;-)
> >
> >
>
> Ho alcuni amici italiani. Li aiuteranno a trovare il vostro cappotto.
>
>
>
Nope, sorry Smudger. As well as a patheic sense of humour, I also have no linguistic
abilities....after 40 odd years I'm just starting to get to grips with English (using rather than
understanding ) ......or as a guy at work used to say.... English, in English...everyone knows
English is God's own language...must be, the Bible's in English and everyone knows the Bible's the
word of God.....no point in learning anything else. cheers, Dave.