Re: [CR]Hooray for Huret ??

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 19:14:59 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Hooray for Huret ??
References: <200411110037.QAA09010@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>
In-Reply-To: <200411110037.QAA09010@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>

Donald Gillies wrote:
> Let's talk about Huret for a moment. Who among us is a Huret Bigot ??
> Have you ever stripped off campy parts so that you could install some
> Huret parts ??

Almost. I stripped the SunTour Superbe derailleurs off a bike so I could install Huret and Simplex (darn Jubilee FD clamp broke).
> Do you still love the shifting on your Schwinn Varsity?

Well, the Allvit is a different matter. I still have three Duopars in service here (one on my all-weather commuting bike), and the bike mentioned above has a lovely Titanium "Success" derailleur that shifts like a champ with Simplex Retrofriction levers:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/pictures/gallery/bikes/dsc02704?full=1

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA