Finally a 5 speed

[mushroom]

My 5 speed bomber, which is in a bit of a state.
Haven't dug too deep yet but it might need a crank,bottom bracket or at least a pedal arm
Fitted some proper bomber bars ( thanks Rodriguez) and grips ( nicked from the maverick ) today though



no it should'nt look like that

[fallout99uk]

Hi doing up a 5 speed myself and I think i might need a new bottom bracket, any idea what the threads are 24 or 26 tpi?

Jim

[oldboy]

Are they the same as the Grifter??

[mushroom]

The cotterless bottom bracket is peculiar to the 5 speed bomber, I tried using some conversion BBs from ebay but they are too narrow. I shimmed it out but it knackered within a week.
I ended up using a normal cottered bottom bracket on my custom and a 5 speed cottered crank from an old 80s racer