Thank you Benz, that clarifies things.
It’s an academic question as I don’t have a bike with a 73mm shell.
I own plenty of parts to keep a few bikes on the road for the foreseeable
future.
I can’t really justify adding a new standard with plenty of good stuff on
hand.
Cheers,
Ray
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You shouldn't change the spindle length because the spindle length is
primarily used to determine chainline.
What you should do is to look for a BB spindle length 122mm, but with a
2.5mm offset*. Then you can use a lipless mounting ring to secure the
shorter cartridge BB in the wider BB shell.
