Merckx bottom bracket

andyp
andyp Posts: 10,549
edited March 2008 in Workshop
A quick question for Merckx owners - his frames have Italian threaded bottom brackets don't they (a legacy from being taught how to build frames by Ugo de Rosa)?

Thanks.

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  • notsoracy rich
    notsoracy rich Posts: 229
    Both of my Merckx's have Italian bottom brackets, and I believe you're right that they all have,unless they have changed very recently i.e last couple of years.

    Rich.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    Thanks Rich.

    I've a 1980s track frame I've recently acquired and whilst I think it has Italian threading I meant to measure it last night to confirm but forgot and was placing my order for a bottom bracket today.

    I've gone Italian so think it'll fit.
  • proto
    proto Posts: 1,483
    My Ti Merckx had an Italian BB
  • Smokin Joe
    Smokin Joe Posts: 2,706
    You can tell which thread you have by looking at the way they run. Just find the start of the thread and if it runs clockwise it is a right hand, anti-clockwise a left.

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