Harvey:
Thanks for the info, but this is the inverse/converse of my question. I'm trying to figure out a way (other than "Dremelling") to fit a non-Huret derailleur to a Huret dropout.
Chris Beyer Mid-30s today in Bloomfield, NJ
Harvey M Sachs wrote:
> (Delete if not concerned about Huret Derailleurs)
>
> A couple of weeks ago, someone posted a request for info on the adapters
> that allow mounting Huret Derailleurs on Campy-type ends. Last night,
> rummaging through the small parts bag, I think I found some info that will
> be useful.
>
> The Huret DUO-PAR (and perhaps other models, but see below) has an upper
> swivel mount that is a hole with two short slots extending from it. They
> are parallel to the long axis of the derailleur body. The derailluer uses
> different washers with tangs and knobs to mate to different dropouts. The
> adapter washer for Campy ends has its tang (which engages the frame
> dropout) almost but not quite perpendicular to the knobs that engage the
> slots. The adapter for Huret ends has its tang almost (but not quite) in
> the same position as the knobs. I happen to have one extra campy-style
> washer/adapter.
>
> Please note that other Huret derailleurs used other systems. I don't
> remember an adapter for the ALLVIT and its clones, but the design would
> have made it an easy thing to do, so I suspect there was one.
>
> The JUBILEE came in two styles. One has a cast-in tang or stop designed to
> hang from campy and similar derailleur tabs. I don't remember how the
> other one is designed, but in the fuzzy recesses there is some sense that
> the other model was hard to adapt to campy-style fork ends. Be careful if
> Jubilees appear on eBay or ?? if you actually plan to use them.
>
> harvey sachs
>
> mcLean, Va
> (hope to complete work on a Gitane TdF and a Motobecane Gran Jubilee for a
> friend tonight. Both will be "adapted" with too many modern parts, but
> ought to give the sense of what they were...