Ronald,
I'm guessing that by "wheel locking wing" you mean "quick
release lever" (blocage rapide?) and that by "gear set" you
mean "freewheel" (roue libre, for sure).
My suspicion is that your Maillard freewheel is the original
type of equipment used on the bicycle. I did a lot of
cycle-touring in Québec during the 1960s and I remember that
many of the high quality bikes we encountered in the province
used French threaded components. I remember this well, because
you could go into a shop to get a replacement part for a
Raleigh, Schwinn or Atala and the proprietor (inspired perhaps
by the recent visits from Charles de Gaulle) would proudly
explain that we should have been using freewheels, bottom
brackets, handlebar stems (or whatever we were repairing) that
were made to French standards.
So you will need to determine for sure whether or not it
uses French threading. To do so, you might have to remove it
and look for the identification mark on the hub. If it says
something like "34.7mm x 1mm" then it is French threading.
Harris Cycles actually sells replacements:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/
> I am trying to bring back my circa 1965 serena bike to what
> it was originally. The rear wheel hub is campagnolo and I can
> read record on it as well as campagnolo.The "wheel locking
> wing" has campagnolo plus "vincenza"But where it seems odd
> the "gear set" is Maillard made in france". Its of course a
> five gears affair ranging 14 to 24.There are no visible other
> marks of numbers written on this gear set...anybody could
> tell me if this gear set could have been installed on the
> bike right to begin with back in 1965? Any idea about the
> date of that gear set?
>
> thank you,
>
> Ronald Manseau,Gaspé,Qc.
>
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