My Singer, a full randonneur model, has the headlite, generator, and rear lamp all on the left side. As Doug says, the headlite is mounted on the front rack and tilted slightly down.
The bottle generators are not as nice (my opinion) as the Soubitez generator that mounts behind the BB.
Do the french STILL drive on the right?
================================================ Mark Petry 206.618.9642 Beautiful Bainbridge Island, WA ================================================ mailto:mpetry@bainbridgeisland.net ================================================ Most of american life is spent driving somewhere and then coming home, wondering why the hell you went.
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-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of Jerry Moos Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 5:53 AM To: Classic Rendezvous Subject: [Classicrendezvous] Audax & Generator Bosses
I'm contemplating an Audax/Randonneur machine, possibly purchasing one, but more likely modifying a suitable old road bike. Either way, I'd like a brazeon generator (dynamo) boss, but I have a question in that regard. I note that older British bikes with dynamo bosses usually have them brazed to the right fork, which seems logical in a nation where one drives on the left side of the road, as this places the light on the side of the bike closer to oncoming traffic. But what about French bikes? Since the French drive on the right, do Singers and Herses with generator brazeons usually have them on the left fork blade?
Regards,
Jerry Moos