Originally Posted by
dsaul
Some companies make "universal" bottom brackets that will work with 68mm and 73mm bottom bracket shells. They are actually 73mm bottom brackets, but they come with a 2.5mm spacer that goes on the drive side and makes them evenly spaced in a 68mm shell. You don't say what bottom bracket you have, but it is likely the case here.
Amazing how you can post virtually the same thing as the post before yours and seemingly not notice.