Sheldon said....
"I very much doubt that you could find a French made 4-speed freewheel with English?ISO threads."
I have one of these, it's a 'Packson" enscribed "Made in France"(obviously destined for the English speaking market), 4 speed in 1/8" width.
Peter Tutty Londonderry, NSW, Australia.
Sheldon Brown <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com> wrote:
Quoth Dominic Rose:
>Could anybody tell me when french threads stopped being used on bikes made in
>France for the french market and how common they are? There is a four speed
>currently on ebay.fr but the seller doesnt know which thead it has.
>I'm trying to decide whether it's best to rebuild a wheel with an
>english hub than trying
>to find a four speed french threaded freewheel.
I can't tell you exactly, but I believe the switch occurred after the move from 4-speed to 5-speed.
I very much doubt that you would find a French made 4-speed freewheel with English/ISO threads.
The 4 to 5 switch occurred in the late 1950s.
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