Re: [CR]Screws in Fork Crown

(Example: Framebuilding:Brazing Technique)

Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:11:01 -0500
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Screws in Fork Crown
References: <C23C6300.6026%seaneee175@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:
From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>


Sean Flores wrote:
> I have an 1970¹s Follis that is my daily rider, commuter. I¹ve had this
> question for a while and never got around to asking it. My fork crown has
> screws on the tope of either side? What gives? Are these some sort of
> mounting point for a rack. I can¹t image that this is what hold the thing
> together (at least I hope not). Here¹s an old pic I dug up, you can just
> see them at the bottom of the photo.
>
> http://assemblylinecollective.com/follis/images/follis10.jpg

If this was designed as a city bike, they're probably for a porteur type rack.

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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA