Maybe mine is not a portacatena, since it only has one hole.
Ken Freeman
Ann Arbor, MI USA
> _____________________________________________
> From: Bill Roberts [mailto:bill.roberts@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 11:20 AM
> To: freesound@comcast.net
> Subject: Portacatena timeline
>
> These drops were seen on bikes into the mid 1980's at least, and possibly
> later. It is just a regular Campy short drop, with two holes drilled and
> tapped in it. Campy surely had a bunch of stock, and it took years to
> move it all out. Having the two holes did not prevent a builder from
> using the drop on a bike not designed to use the device.