[CR]ball bearing reality check

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

From: <vahdia@att.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 03:55:27 +0000
Subject: [CR]ball bearing reality check

G'day Mates: Called up Leonard B.,who confessed that he had the impression that the fancy Mafacs at Two Wheel Transit had ball bearings but did not actually take them apart.He knows positively that at the same time(about 1980)

Dia Compe did offer a centerpull with BB pivots.I dug in the archives in my workshop and took apart my ancient dural forges and found brass bushings of about 1MM. wall thickness.The very flat pivot bolt heads are 14mm across the flats.
         Now What?Seth F.,Santa Cruz,Ca vahdia
    The late fancy Mafacs were GT.They had Allen head pivot bolts.