Gipiemme Sprint Vintage English Bottom Bracket Cups
£25.00
✓ Original parts - produced in the 1980s
✓ Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica
✓ Professionally checked & cleaned
✓ Worldwide shipping
Gipiemme Sprint left and right bottom bracket cup set, hailing from Italy and in production during the 1980s. Made from steel and weighing in at 100 grams (for the pair). A fine choice for keeping your vintage bike authentic, but also great for any other compatible bike.
If you're taking part in L'Eroica or any other vintage event, these are fully compliant - so rest assured, the pre-1987 police won't lock you up for having the wrong BB cups!
The cups have been thoroughly checked, cleaned and graded as excellent condition, but do take a good look at the detailed photos so you can see the cosmetic condition before you buy.OVERVIEW
Production Era - 1980s
Country - Italian
Material - Steel
Weight - 100 g
Stock Code - U-G3-BB-CS8V
TECHNICAL INFO
Bottom Bracket Type - Square Taper
Thread Type - English Thread (British/ISO 1.37" x 24 TPI)
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▼SHIPPING, TAXES & RETURNS
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We've been safely sending orders around the world since 2010. There's a handy shipping calculator on the shopping cart page so you can see the cost of postage as soon as you've added it to your basket. Your order will be carefully packed and sent with tracking & insurance. We normally despatch orders on Tuesdays and Fridays, although larger items may occasionally take an extra day or two to prepare.
We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.
EU Customers - for orders under €150 (excluding delivery), import VAT and the new €3 customs duty are paid as part of your order - nothing further to pay on delivery! For all other orders, import fees will be payable to the carrier before delivery, with nothing collected at checkout.
USA Customers - import fees are now collected at checkout for all orders to the USA, so there won’t be any surprise charges when your order arrives.
Other International Customers - local import fees may apply and are not collected by us. Please check your country's import rules before purchasing.
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▼SAFETY & COMPLIANCE
- This product complies with the EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR). Professional installation and regular inspections are recommended. Due to the product's age, extra care should be taken during use.
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▼HELP SECTION
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Bottom Bracket Type - ‘square taper’, as the name suggests have square shaped axle ends that slot into the chainset and ‘cottered’ axles are round and secured by pins - pretty much every bike up until the 1990s would use one of these, cottered being the much earlier system.
Thread Type - this must match the bottom bracket thread on your frame. The 3 common thread types on classic and vintage bikes are English (also known as British or ISO), Italian & French, and are usually (not always!) found on frames built in their respective countries. If you're replacing cups, they often have the thread type stamped on one of them, if not there are a couple of things to look at; bottom bracket shell width (English & French = 68 mm, Italian = 70 mm) & drive side cup thread direction (English = left, Italian & French = right). The only curveball to watch out for here, although pretty uncommon, are Swiss threads (also found on some French frames, Motobecanes being one) which will have the same shell width & thread direction as an English thread frame but the actual thread pitch will be different. If none of the above matches what you have, there are a few lesser known varieties that will require some further research.
