Bottom Brackets-English Thread-Italian Thread, and so on

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Folks, I'm a basically a newbie, as far as understanding some of the
aspects the building of a road bike, and I have a question in
particular about road bike frames such as Colnago, Waterford, etc.

Lets Hypothetically say I buy a NOS Colnago Frame from either a shop,
or a private owner in the future. Let's say this Frame is a
1998-present Crystal, Classic, Master, or Master X-Light. What can I
expect the Bottom Bracket threading to be? Italian? English? Or did
they have both available?

What will Waterford Frames typically have? English Thread?

Thanks for your help, Mark D.

> Lets Hypothetically say I buy a NOS Colnago Frame from either a shop,
> or a private owner in the future. Let's say this Frame is a
> 1998-present Crystal, Classic, Master, or Master X-Light. What can I
> expect the Bottom Bracket threading to be? Italian? English? Or did
> they have both available?
>
> What will Waterford Frames typically have? English Thread?

It's usually brand specific, so a brand uses one specific type. Colnago is Italian (their BB's also), don't know about Waterford but
propably English cause almost all non Italian brands have English BB's.


"Mark" <apoman60612@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:68236fb6.0404071228.22e822ee@posting.google.com...
> Folks, I'm a basically a newbie, as far as understanding some of the
> aspects the building of a road bike, and I have a question in
> particular about road bike frames such as Colnago, Waterford, etc.
>
> Lets Hypothetically say I buy a NOS Colnago Frame from either a shop,
> or a private owner in the future. Let's say this Frame is a
> 1998-present Crystal, Classic, Master, or Master X-Light. What can I
> expect the Bottom Bracket threading to be? Italian? English? Or did
> they have both available?
>
> What will Waterford Frames typically have? English Thread?
>
> Thanks for your help, Mark D.

Mark-<< Lets Hypothetically say I buy a NOS Colnago Frame from either a shop,
or a private owner in the future. Let's say this Frame is a
1998-present Crystal, Classic, Master, or Master X-Light. What can I
expect the Bottom Bracket threading to be? Italian? >><BR><BR>

Italian, always have been thru today.

mark<< What will Waterford Frames typically have? >><BR><BR>

English.


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