Title: At least it is available.
Product review: I was working on an 81 Japanese Raleigh. The original was eaten up. I was pleased to see that this spindle was available. I ordered it in conjuction with the Pyramid bottom bracket kit. The problem was with the bottom bracket kit. The fixed cup did not have a shoulder on it and wanted to thread all the way into the bottom bracket. I tried to use the original, but because of the originals wear pattern I got slop in the cranks at the 3 and 9 position. I ended up using a modern Shimano UN-55 cartidge bottom bracket, which is awesome by the way. Anyway, I believe that this spindle would have worked just fine had I had the proper fixed cup. I would like to note that the machining on this spindle does not appear to be as crisp as the original, but seemed to spin smoothly. I just wonder how long it would actually last compared to the original equipment. I have put the part in my parts bin to hopefully use on another project.
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