SWB0 Fashionably Late?

[68z27]

I came across this Maserati that I forgot I had. The steel has a nice "ring" to it but it may be just another Italian sweatshop frame. I also had a pair of Ritchey tires that have a cool cyclocross vibe to them. I would like to build a 3sp Urban Assault bike since I haven't had a skinny wheeled bike in years. One thing I am really concerned about is the bottom bracket threading. I looked at Sheldon Brown's web site and didn't find anything regarding thread specs. Does anyone have any ideas about the BB?

(Sorry about the foot pic @MattiThundrrr , it hit 60F today....)

 

[Pondo]

One thing I am really concerned about is the bottom bracket threading. I looked at Sheldon Brown's web site and didn't find anything regarding thread specs. Does anyone have any ideas about the BB?

I was just on the Park Tool page earlier looking at the specs on my French bottom bracket. The Italian specs are there too:

"The Italian Standard uses a threading of 36 mm x 24 threads per inch. Both sides of the bottom bracket are right hand threaded. Parts in the Italian standard are usually marked as such. Not all Italian-made bikes use Italian Standard threading. Frames in this standard can be distinguished by a 35 mm inside diameter."
https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/bottom-bracket-standards-and-terminology

Just saw a new sealed Italian BB at Velo Orange, $30. Don't know if this will help, but it's out there anyways:
https://velo-orange.com/collections/bottom-brackets/products/italian-thread-bb

Or you could use one of these repair BBs. These are supposed to fit most BB shells and don't use the threads.

https://www.yst-corp.com.tw/products-view-bb-993.php

 

[MattiThundrrr]

(Sorry about the foot pic @MattiThundrrr , it hit 60F today....)

Fortunately there's no "sick" reaction button

 

[68z27]

I was just on the Park Tool page earlier looking at the specs on my French bottom bracket. The Italian specs are there too:

"The Italian Standard uses a threading of 36 mm x 24 threads per inch. Both sides of the bottom bracket are right hand threaded. Parts in the Italian standard are usually marked as such. Not all Italian-made bikes use Italian Standard threading. Frames in this standard can be distinguished by a 35 mm inside diameter."
https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/bottom-bracket-standards-and-terminology

Just saw a new sealed Italian BB at Velo Orange, $30. Don't know if this will help, but it's out there anyways:
https://velo-orange.com/collections/bottom-brackets/products/italian-thread-bb

Or you could use one of these repair BBs. These are supposed to fit most BB shells and don't use the threads.
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https://www.yst-corp.com.tw/products-view-bb-993.php

Wow, thanx, Pondo! I would not have thought to look at the Park tool catalog! I have been calling around to several LBS for either of theses BBs and the responses have been laughter or dead silence...

So, the above info gives me some options depending on the lead time I'll need to receive parts. If this doesn't work, I have a few of the standard BBs and I should be able to come up with a different frame......