I understand - I have one set of Huret clips that I treasured so greatly that I seem to have hid them from myself!
Also, did you notice that the chromed steel Campagnolo clips
and the stainless steel versions have different threading for
the mounting screws? They do! Are both versions non standard?
I have to admit to sometimes entirely removing the Campagnolo
screws and nuts, then replacing them with loose, standard sized
parts.
Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
> I try to use Simplex (or Huret), but these are getting harder
> to find. Sometimes one has to resort to (horrors) Campy.
> BTW, I've tried to find longer screws for Campy clips, but
> they seem to have used a non-standard pitch, so
> hardware-store metric screws won't fit. I guess one could
> drill out the bulit-in nuts on the Campy clips, then use a
> standard nut behind it, but that would look a bit tacky. In
> The Day, most French manufacturers, with the notable
> exception of Peugeot, offered an all-Campy model. Did these
> use Campy clips? If so, did they have longer screws?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, TX
>
> Fred Rafael Rednor <fred_rednor@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Jerry,
> Does this mean you're not using Simplex clips on your French
> bicycles? If so, I'm appalled...
> Cheers,
> Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (Etats Unis)
>
> --- Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
>
> > One drawback of cutting the screws is that the clips cannot
> > then be used on French bikes, which have slightly larger
> top
> > tubes. In fact, one can only just get an uncut Campy cable
> > clip to fit a French top tube. This brings up an
> interesting
> > question. Did Campy ever make clips with longer screws for
> > use on French bikes?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jerry Moos
> > Big Spring, TX
> >
> > ritzmon@aol.com wrote:
> > Riccardo Bulissimo asks:
> >
> > snip
> > Was this common practice among you other Prodotti
> Oldfarti's?
> > > end snip
> >
> > Hey, I resemble that remark! Yes, my friends and I used to
> > cut all those protrusions as well, but for weight savings,
> > not safety. Of course, adding that little touch of frame
> > color coordinated paint on the cut edge brought the weight
> > right back. Ah, vanity...
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Mark (vain?) Ritz
> > Arcata, CA where it's getting ready to rain again!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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