British Standard Cycle (
BSC) or (
BSCy) is a British Imperial screw thread standard. Unlike other major British imperial thread standards (
British Standard Whitworth and
British Standard Fine) the thread runs at a 60
degrees rather than a 55 degrees
angle. It generally comes as 26
threads per inch (tpi) and is similar to 1 mm
ISO threads which are equivalent of 25.4 threads per inch and also run at a 60 degrees angle. It was originally used with both
bicycles and
motorcycles. However it is now believed to be obsolete in motorcycle manufacture. In the bicycle industry it is still found on virtually all bottom bracket threads and the wheel axles of low-end models manufactured in China.