On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 02:45:31 GMT, mark
wrote:
Major tubing joints have reinforcement metal on them, looks almost like
sort of tubing connector where you slide all involved tubes into it; but
is obiously only a reinforcement due to it's thin gauge.
Sounds like a lugged frame, which would be the case with the good quality
frame tubing. Yes, this probably is the "sort of tubing connector..." you
described, with the tubes being brazed into the lugs by hand.
I looked up "lugged" and agree, based on the description found at
http://www.winternet.com/~rtandems/const.html
of lugged frames.
Downtube shifters; they have "S" stamped on face near the end
Simplex? French company known for truly wretched plastic derailleurs,
although some of their downtube shifters were highly regarded. Original
equipment on lots of Peugeots.
Confirmed, the "S" on them is the Simplex logo with a little line through
it. These shifters are not plastic (that would be terrible!).
1926363, PF60, and 56 printed on a label on the underside of the bottom
bracket
56 cm seat tube?
Hmm...Measured from inside of joint @ BB to inside of joint at top tube,
52cm.
3 chainring, 5 cog
By the early to mid '80s, just about every decent bike had 6 cogs in
back.
That helps, probably from 70s then.
Brakes each have a single cable that ends in a bracket which then has a
seperate short cable whose ends attach to each side of brake (is this a
"double pull" brake?)
This sounds like a "center-pull" brake, probably made by Mafac like the
brake levers. Unbelievably noisy.
Indeed, like this:
http://images.google.com/images?q=tb...phui-8C:www.c-
able.ne.jp/~toru35/raleigh/centerpull.jpg
but not like this:
http://images.google.com/images?q=tb...centerpull.gif
How is the difference expressed between those two types, both apparently
called center pull? Center pull canti vs. center pull V?
Additional info:
Atax Stem
"Atax" "Franco Italia D352" (both stamped on left side near center)
"Guidons Philippe" (stamped on right near center) drop handlebars
Spidel Mallard QR skewers
Thank you,
Rick