Scott Sweeney <goscotty@msn.com> wrote:
"On the back side of Regina freewheels, Extra and Oro from the 1960's thru 1970's, how can you tell what the threading is???????
I've seen 3 symbols on the rear of the body which are:
None (smooth flat finish) Single line/grove around the perimeter Letters: FI
Please help, I want to know what I'm doing!"
and I reply: well Scott, some time ago I asked about the "F.I." stamp on the back of some Regina Oro freewheels picked up from the LBS. The helpful CR gang answered that it meant English threads (IIRC, the "I" stands for Inglese or some such. Don't know what the "F" is for).
For extra credit, can any of the CR folks translate the complete phrase on the box that my Regina Oro came in?? The box states: "Per cambi di velocita con tenditori a molla". I can figger out the "to change the speed with... " part, but what's "tenditori a molla"?
Steve Kurt Peoria, IL (don't even know enough Italian to name my cat Fellini)