Bob Hanson wrote:
> The bike in the following photo reminded me to inquire about this. This
> one is located near the top of the down tube on a 1960s (?) Peugeot.
>
> http://c.im.craigslist.org/
>
> What the heck were all those large capped holes on frames intended for?
>
> Were these indeed lubrication ports? If so, would one just dump in a
> quart of 90 weight oil and hope it welled up enough in the bottom
> bracket shell to lubricate the bearings and/or spindle? I hope that
> would occur before the oil had accumulated a lot of rust and dirt in
> suspension - before it just leaked out around the BB cups and spindle.
>
> This just does not make sense to me. Appreciate any explanation behind
> the logic of these 50s/60s fittings.
Looks like it was intended for a steer tube lock device.
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA