[CR]50's ~ 60's British Bike rear dropout spacings ???
(Example: Framebuilding:Norris Lockley)
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 19:08:14 +0200
From: "Amir Avitzur" <avitzur@013.net>
To: Classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
cc: MICHAEL WAITE <mrwaite@btopenworld.com>
cc: Bruce Robbins
cc: Neil Foddering
cc: Philip Easton
cc: MICHAEL WAITE
Subject: [CR]50's ~ 60's British Bike rear dropout spacings ???
My 50's Hobbs has rear dropout spacing of 114mm.
That seems an odd size to me for a freewheel hub bike.
Is my frame out of alignment or was it designed for a three speed hub?
Anybody know what the rear dropout spacings were on post war British bikes?