I think Sheldon has some JIS-standard BB axles, made for Sugino Maxy or a similar crank. And last time I checked, they were pretty cheap. I'd try that before going the high cost route.
By the way, JIS axles work nicely with old Stronglight and TA cranks as well.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, Tx
> After trying, manfully ;>, to handle this problem myself, I've realized
I'm stumped,
> and I hope you all can help me.
>
> I want to install a late-ish (mid-80s maybe?) Suntour Cyclone crank on a
bike with
> 130mm spacing. English-threaded. The problem is, I don't have the
matching
> bb for the crank. But I figured I could substitute something. Pre-1990
Campagnolo
> square-taper bb spindles don't work in this crank, they bottom out. I
haven't tried a
> Shimano yet, but that's next.
>
> I'm avoiding getting a Phil bb since they are so expensive, but assuming I
did get one,
> which taper do I look for? JIS? And how long should the axle be?
>
> So, my question is two-fold: first, what taper will work in this crank?
and, second,
> how long should the spindle/axle be so that a double-chainring will clear
the chain-stay?
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide, on list or off.
>
> Charles Andrews
> Socal