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Old 11-11-2016, 08:51 AM   #7236
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I'm sure you've looked into it thoroughly, but just in case you didn't. Does your bike use a 68mm bb shell with English/italian threading?

For mtb's bb shell sizing didn't really change for the most part until the last few years with the popularization of pressfit bb's. ie. I could fit a 2016 shimano threaded external bb into my 1994 MTB and run shimano 2016 hollowtech ii cranksets.
Most '90s Merlin had pressfit 30 bb's. this is an earlier model with a unique pf 24mm bearing. Unfortunately nothing fits but a company does still make a assortment of square taper spindles, so I can have my choice in square taper cranks, which are still widely manufactured.
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