Re: Raleigh Twenty Bottom Bracket Shell



J

JeffWills

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> Has anyone taken a Twenty bottom bracket down that far, or is 73 the
> limit?
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> Lars Lehtonen


Many, many years ago I used a Raliegh Twenty BB shell for a recumbent
project. After filing it down to 68mm width and retapping it for
"standard" English threads, it worked fine.

I think you'll be OK- you might want to saw off a slice off of each
side, then mill the sides after tapping.

Jeff