Re: [CR]Campy Porta Catena (sp?) dropout useful for dating frame?

Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:54:29 -0600
To: 'Classic Rendezvous' <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Campy Porta Catena (sp?) dropout useful for dating frame?
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From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>

Kenneth Freeman wrote:
> Not to hijack the thread, but does anyone have a picture of the dropout
> drilling? My early '80s or so Mondonico has 1010 dropouts with one small
> (too small for fender bolts) hole in the drive side part. I've always
> wondered it this for a Porta Catena.

The Portacatena holes were only on the right dropout. Here's a couple pictures of an old Trek:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/1010b-front.jpg http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/1010b-back,jpg

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