Originally Posted by fred

but the spindle is bigger, right? that may prevent him getting the bb tool on to the cup?



Sure about this? I always thought that italian BB cups are "normal" both sides, so what you say about the non-drive side is correct for both italian and english bb's, but what you're saying about the drive side is only correct for english bb's. Forgive me if I'm being a (BB) tool here, but hassanr, your opinion is respected by many, and I'd hate to see someone taking this advice if they didn't know what they were doing, and mess up a nice frame...

my understanding:

English:
drive side: LH threaded (reverse thread)
non-drive side: RH threaded (normal / clockwise thread)

Italian:
drive side: RH threaded (normal / clockwise thread)
non-drive side: RH threaded (normal / clockwise thread)