On 19 Oct 2005 06:24:43 -0700, "Qui si parla Campagnolo"
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>They used Italian because it was what Lemond preferred, when the
>Calfees were 'carbonframe'. They haven't been Italian for perhaps a
>decade. They switched when they used up all the BB shell stock for
>Italian. English threading is NOT 'what cutomers expect or want'.
>NOBODY decides to NOT buy a frame from us cuz it's Italian threaded
How about vice versa?
>rather than brit threading. NO advantage when compared to a properly
>installed BB. It was morew for wrenching idiots than for a design
>problem with Italian or French threading.
The lack of left hand threads *is* a design problem, it's just one that
can be safely ignored by compensdating for it during installation. I mean,
sure, you can tighten that cup enough without stripping the threads, if
you know what you're doing, but there are no real advantages to living
with the problem. The Italian BB dimensions (longer and thinner, right?)
may or may not be an advantage (but that's got nothing inherent to do with
the RH threads), but simply having both sides with the same threading buys
you nothing, except the ability to use asymmetric BBs the wrong way
around.
> Mr. Chisolm recommends
>> Calfee carbon frames frequently. I'm somewhat shocked and surprised he
>> did not immediately break all relations with Calfee when they switched
>> from Italian to British threading.
>
>It's ChisHolm, ..and for poor wrenches, British threading is essential.
>For the rest of us that have the 'clue', it really doesn't matter. Most
>customers don't even know what a BB is, much less the threading of it.
>
>If my Mercks had a brit BB, I would still buy it and ride it...
I'd put it the other way: I wouldn't kick an Italian-bracketed frame out
of bed for eating crackers, but I'd prefer the more common and thus
cheaper variant, barring any overriding reasons.
Jasper