Re: [CR]Claud Butler Dropout Question

Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 11:57:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Claud Butler Dropout Question
To: Mitchell Gass <mitchell@gassworks.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: 6667

I don't know the brand of that DO, but the same sort of long points were found on some Simplex DOs, and probably other brands, as late as about 1970. The idea, I believe, was to help guide the axle into the DO during a wheel change.

Regards,

Jerry Moos

Mitchell Gass <mitchell@gassworks.com> wrote: I'm curious to know what kind of dropout is on this frame, a Claud Butler from what I'd guess to be the 40's (SN 841378, with two additional smaller digits 21 below the letter H):

http://www.gassworks.com/pictures/ButlerDropout.JPG

Are the long points just for show, or were they for a particular kind of derailleur or hub?

Thanks for any help!

Mitchell Gass
Berkeley, CA, USA