Originally Posted by
Kilroy1988
So assuming my old frame has a proper 68mm wide bottom bracket, then a new English style Shimano bottom bracket should work fine? What about the spindles on the crank arms? Are they different lengths for Italian or English, or is the couple of mm negligible regarding how they fit together?
Yeah, if you've got the right threading it just works. Shimano makes Italian threaded bottom brackets, but the same crank works with either.