Current generation frame with BSA BB

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iliedanila
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by iliedanila

Hi,

I need your help, I plan to upgrade my frame with something new and shiny but I would very much like it to have a threaded BB (preferably English).
I prefer threaded because it's simple and it just works like a charm.

Do you know something like this in this day and age?

Thank a lot!

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by Jengaback

The Pinarello dogma f8 has a threaded bb. Don't know whether it's English or Italian though

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Pinarello is threaded but still uses Italian threads. Only God knows why, and I suspect he's at odds with the Pope over this.
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Speaking of Italian threads, I went to the smaller bike shop close to my house, they don't sell much other than specialized and trek, just to grab a GXP BB and didn't notice till I tried to install it that it was Italian thread. So I go back and the guy comes out from their backroom looking confused and says all the GXP BBs they have are Italian thread lol Someone messed up when they placed their order lol

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by havana

Pretty much the same question

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by iliedanila

Jengaback wrote:The Pinarello dogma f8 has a threaded bb. Don't know whether it's English or Italian though

I think the F8 is a little expensive for my taste.
Any frame that costs over 3000 euros, loses in comparison with Ax Lightness. (this is a personal opinion, don't shoot).
For example, even the GAN RS is more expensive than the AxL...and I'm not sure is produced in europe, like the F8.
Maybe I'm mistaken, but I think german workforce is more expensive than italian, Ax is produced in Germany, the reviews are stellar for this frame...and it's aprox. 1000 euros cheaper than the GAN RS...which is not even top of the line for Pinarello...
Can't help but wonder "why????"

What do you think?

PS: I know Ax doesn't have a threaded BB, it's just that price-wise, I wouldn't buy anything more expensive than that...

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There's the recent topic about BSA BB which has been posted above, and for blame where big brands produce their own frames there's plenty of topics as well. :beerchug:

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by RussellS

AZR3 wrote:I went to the smaller bike shop close to my house, they don't sell much other than specialized and trek,


If they sell Specialized and/or Trek in the USA, they are a HUGE, BIG, MAJOR bike shop. Specialized and Trek don't give/sell their franchises to little shops. Its kind of like McDonalds. You got to be a big time player to land a McDonalds franchise. McDonalds does not work with any bum who can scratch up two nickels to rub together.

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by fromtrektocolnago

You could go with a Seven or builders of that category. BSA is alive and well at the custom builder level. Seven and Moots also do stock frames.
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