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I have an old Italian bike with a cottered crank. I cannot get a
cotter to fit in there well enough to keep the crank arm from moving
around while pedalling. I am wondering if I can get a different
spindle and bolt some other cranks on there, keeping the current cups.
Or do I need to completely replace the BB?
--Keven.
Keven Ruf said:I have an old Italian bike with a cottered crank. I cannot get a
cotter to fit in there well enough to keep the crank arm from moving
around while pedalling. I am wondering if I can get a different
spindle and bolt some other cranks on there, keeping the current cups.
Or do I need to completely replace the BB?
You can replace the spindle. See: http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/bb
One of the Sugino models that begins with a "5" will fit your cups.
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