Re: [CR]Arched seat stay span Q

Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:28:33 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Arched seat stay span Q
References: <20051209201101.80061.qmail@web52501.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <20051209201101.80061.qmail@web52501.mail.yahoo.com>

Don Wilson wrote:
> My Raleigh Competition has a skinny, arched span joinng the seat
> stays.

Do you mean a cable hanger for centerpull/cantilever brake cables?

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/hanger.jpg
> Was this arched span used by any other bike makers, or just Raleigh?
> I have this mystery bike I posted about yesterday that has this span,
> also. No one was able to hazzard a guess about what brand my mystery
> bike might be. I thought maybe this litte arched span might help
> narrow down who the maker/makers might have been.

Many builders used these, and they are easy to fabricate for one-off projects like the one in the picture.

Any other identifying marks?

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