Rear Wheel Tension adj. are still used on Japanese Keirin Bikes. MKS makes an NJS approved set. So, I guess they are mandatory. Scott Davis in Roseyville, MN USA http://www.sdbicyclegarage.com
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 22:24:38 -0800 From: "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net> To: "Norris Lockley" <norris.lockley@talktalk.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: Re: [CR]REARWARD FACING DROP-OUTS redux Message-ID: <000401c73480$019dde50$0200a8c0@D8XCLL51> References: <6161.1168398572@talktalk.net> Content-Type: text/plain;format=flowed;charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 9
Thanks Norris, for your usual factual, logical, and objective lines. I'll add a little from the pond's western side. The rest of you guys can slosh up on shore now, get on your bikes, put a plastic cover on your leather saddles, and ride around the track 'till you're dry and the water has run out of your ears. In adition to what Norris said, please put yourselves back a few more years to the earlier safety bike time, Lillian Russel, Lily Langtry, Melba, Eddie "Cannon" Bald, Major Taylor, etc. Dirt roads and TOUGH slogging, pushing on the pedals. I don't know when exactly the conventional banjo type chain adjusters came in, but the screw in bolt axle stops were always there on the older bikes. The metallurgy was not as good as now, and serrated washers, or track nuts with knurled washers weren't quite around either. All the twisting and torqueing on the milder steel could loosen up the rear nut(s) so the chainadjuster/ axle holder was indispensable and practical as well as safe......
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