No, as Sheldon says in his excellent French parts section of the Harris Cyclery website, an English FW will go on a French threaded hub, but will be very loose and unusable. You need to find a French threaded FW. They do show up on eBay and CR members have them for sale from time to time.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX
Raymond Dobbins <raydobbins2003@yahoo.com> wrote: i bought this hub a few months ago, but i didn't check the threading when i received it. so today...aaargh! it says FRANCE M. 34.7 x 1. can i use it with non-french threaded freewheels? i sure hope so, but i'm not optimistic at all.
ray dobbins
miami florida