Re: [CR]Huret Duopar (Alu or Ti) ?

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 08:54:19 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Huret Duopar (Alu or Ti) ?
References: <JJEEKLDDELHGFDGDBELBKECECAAA.avitzur@013.net.il> <4262DBFA.2030508@new.rr.com> <6.2.0.14.0.20050417204827.02804378@pop.earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To: <6.2.0.14.0.20050417204827.02804378@pop.earthlink.net>


Mark Stonich wrote:
> At 04:58 PM 4/17/2005, John Thompson wrote:
>
>> The Ti version also has ball-bearing pulleys vs plain sleeve pulleys on
>> the Eco model.
> I had a sideline modifying DuoPars, and the most popular mod was
> machining off the cones for the ball bearing pulleys and installing
> Bullseyes. Probably worked on 200 of them, more steel than Ti, and I
> never saw one that had sleeve pulleys.

Interesting. All four of the Eco models I have here have sleeve bearings on the lower pulley at least.

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