Bob Hovey wrote:
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> In a message dated 1/19/03 10:11:34 PM, Jim Cunningham writes:
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> << Here is a link to photos of the bike as received. More photos after
> we've cleaned and touched it up. If you can, please stop by CyclArt to
> see this beauty.
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> http://www.cyclart.com/
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> Dear Jim;
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> Would really like to see some more photos! I would especially like how Mario
> did the rear derailleur cable... in one pic it is routed around the bottom
> bracket and goes out of the picture still under the chainstay... in another
> picture it pops out on top of the chainstay.
Not sure if you are asking how it was done Bob but if you were: There is a machined tube brazed through the chainstay that has a stepped configuration inside. Upper part of tube is the size of the cable housing and the lower part is the size of the derailleur cable so it acts as a cable housing stop. Very clean.
Interesting story and a little name dropping: Eddy Merckx saw this feature, shook his head and said, "No good." I asked why and he said this would rust in Belgium.
My take... On the runways in Milano they have a saying, "You have to willing to suffer for fashion!"
Chuck "fashion challenged" Schmidt SoPas, SoCal
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