Re: [CR]Huret Speed-0-meter, and a spoke question

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Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 16:13:15 -0400
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "WD Baseley" <wdb@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Huret Speed-0-meter, and a spoke question
In-Reply-To: <CATFOOD510MTA4MvsIv00001457@catfood.nt.phred.org>


At 12:17 PM 4/15/2004 -0700, Brian Plaugher ushered forth:
>I have in my hot little hands a 1980 Paramount with a belt-driven
>speedometer, SACHS-Huret. I would like to remove it. So:
>1) Should the space its bracket takes up be replaced with a 1 mm washer or
>what?

Assuming that we are talking about the ubiquitous -O-dometer, with two mileage readouts -- one resettable trip mileage, the other total mileage: preferably it should be replaced by the washer that came out when the odometer was installed, which would have a tab on it to prevent it from turning when working the bearing adjusting/lock nuts. Absent that washer I suppose any washer of equal thickness would do.
>2) Does such a non-battery mileage meter have any value here in classic
>rondezvous land, or anywhere? I even have a spare drive belt for it.

I've sold them on eBay in the past so I'd say yes.

Regards, Dave Baseley, chancing that spring has finally sprung in Berks County PA