Mais non, mon ami. French downtube and seattube were smaller, 28mm vs 28.6mm (1 1/8"), but the toptube was larger, 26mm vs 25.4mm (1"). Sheldon's site gives an excellent summary of French bike dimensions (both frames and components) versus English/ISO. One usually first discovers the larger toptube when one tries to install Campy cable clips on a French bike. You can usually make them fit, but only with great effort.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX
Tom Sanders <tsan7759142@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Jerry Moos wrote : "Did Campy ever make
> clips with longer screws for use on French bikes?"
I thought the reason Campagnolo made those crescent shaped shims to go under clamp on components was because French tubes were smaller...Am I mistaken on this? Perhaps one of the lists Francophiles can illuminate the subject a bit?
Tom Sanders
No French bikes in Lansing, Mi