Re: [CR]Wingnuts, quick releases

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:10:11 -0500
From: "Michael Skolones" <michael.skolones@gmail.com>
To: haxixe@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [CR]Wingnuts, quick releases
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cc: classic rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Wow, that's a really cool page. My favorite auto-translated line:

"We would like you to look at the crystal of the kind of effort where the blood of the donation spreads."

I really need to learn to speak like this:

"You can call with the information of present stage, to 1940 age latter halves from after the 1930 age Chugo period. "

It just sounds deep.

Mike Skolones St Louis, MO, USA

On 7/30/07, Kurt Sperry <haxixe@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Frankenbolt styles varied.
>
> Knurled and slotted, but no flats:
>
> http://www1.ocn.ne.jp/~campa/Rimg0387111.jpg
>
> Flats and no apparent slots:
>
> http://www1.ocn.ne.jp/~campa/s-R01000341111.jpg
>
> http://www1.ocn.ne.jp/~campa/s-R01000031121.jpg
>
> FT version, slotted locknut-type:
>
> http://www1.ocn.ne.jp/~campa/Rimg03571111.jpg
>
> There are no doubt more variants.
> Above, from page: http://tinyurl.com/2uuscw
>
> **
> Kurt Sperry
> Bellingham WA
> USA
>
>
>
>
> On 7/30/07, Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > Jan Heine wrote:
> >
> > > At 11:45 AM -0700 7/30/07, Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> > >> Jan Heine wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> For each wheel change, the mechanics would have to loosen the
> > >>> "Frankenstein" nuts, then adjust the QR, then tighten the nuts.
> > >>> Wingnuts would have been much faster!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Nope... the "Frankenstein" nuts on the skewers work just like the
> > >> later D-rings nuts; no tools needed Jan.
> > >
> > > Obviously, I am missing something: I thought the Frankenstein
> > > screws on the older Campagnolo quick release nuts were used to lock
> > > the QR nut on the skewer, so the QR adjustment was retained when
> > > you took out the wheel.
> >
> >
> > Nope Jan... the bolts (they have both screw slots in the end and a
> > hex on the side) provide friction, not locking and the nut could be
> > adjusted/turned by hand in the blink of an eye by even a "ham fisted
> > racer."
> >
> > Tullio Campagnolo designed his products only for professional racing,
> > not touring or recreational riding, for most of his life. His
> > ultimate creation, the quick release, remains unchanged over three
> > quarters of a century later... amazing!
> >
> > Chuck Schmidt
> > South Pasadena, CA USA
> > http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)