Re: Regina FW, was [CR]State of the Art restorations

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Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 20:21:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Fred Rafael Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Regina FW, was [CR]State of the Art restorations
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <40A58174.7020102@erols.com>


> Whoa! If I recall correctly, Regina made freewheels > and sold them (mostly) to manufacturers. I reckon > that when some weird British or French mfg. asked > for 14-28 FW, Regina, while still up in the air, > asked, "would you like 17-20-24 in the middle, or > 16-19-23?" Apparently, they behaved the same way when dealing with Atala, Legnano and Frejus because I've seen lots of those bicycles with 14-28 Reginas on them. Most of these would have been Corsa freewheels rather than the Oro model. By the way, I saw a reasonable number of 14-28 Regina freewheels in Italy, as well. I have to think that _some_ of them were original equipment.

I will admit that smaller builders seemed reluctant to mount anything larger than a 26 tooth cog on their bicycles - but they also seemed content to maintain the fiction that every customer was a serious racer. Actually, I wonder if this wasn't really due to the fact that Campy derailleurs required some real attention to properly shift a 14-28 freewheel. Cheers, Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia

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