Sprockets Re: [CR]Bivalent hubs

(Example: History:Norris Lockley)

Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 11:24:28 -0500
To: ABikie@aol.com, davidg@iag.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Harvey M Sachs" <sachs@erols.com>
Subject: Sprockets Re: [CR]Bivalent hubs
In-Reply-To: <a2.103d8045.27bff9ab@aol.com>


Larry Black wrote:

<snip>
> >>
>The [Cinelli] Free???? hub,wheel, casette is semi-permanently mounted to
>the right rear
>dropout with a bolt/nut
>Nothing interchanges that I know
>In fact, ours gets ridden once a year on Sundays by a little young lady at
>the Cirque
>de Cyclisme because we don't want to waer out the sprockets.
>Larry

I'm not the wagering sort, but I'd bet Larry that the sprockets are fully and completely interchangeable with the standard Regina sprockets of the era. I think - but memory clouds - that I did change some cogs on my bivalent set. I would _guess_ but hope I don't have to verify that the pawls, springs, and outer body (to which the cogs attach) are also identical, and that only the inner body differs.

But, I could be wrong. Since I'm supposed to see Larry soon, I better check on those cog interchanges...and get ready for a helping of crow if I'm wrong.

Harvey "BiValents are among my favorite toys" Sachs