Tom, My uncle used to have a Gitane Tour de F model with the "filagree" type drop outs you speak of. It seemed to me that the French did a good job in design and build of these drop-outs. I don't know if other folks were equaly impressed since I have only seen these drop outs twice in my life,and both times they were on a Gitane. Cheers, Dave Anderson
In a message dated 12/14/00 8:41:14 AM PST, KCTOMMY@email.msn.com writes:
> On ebay is a picture of a Gitane frame, a '72 Super Coursa. What's
interesting
> is the rear Huret drop outs. They are a bird cage-ish lattice style, and
I've never
> seen the like before. Were these common, or seen on other common bikes?
> How did they work when compared to the ubiquitous Campy 1010's? This one
> is threaded with a stop for Campy style derailers. Pretty neat. Oh by the
way,
> if your looking for a small 531 french frame for a resto, this one looks
interesting.
> No relation to seller.
> http://ebay.com/