[CR]Of course it doesn't fit; it's French

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Campagnolo)

Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:24:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: "john strizek" <lyonstrings@yahoo.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <MONKEYFOODuIU1Gj03o00003475@monkeyfood.nt.phred.org>
Subject: [CR]Of course it doesn't fit; it's French

Re: French freewheels:
    Could you take a french body and remove the cogs. After removing the usually "corn cob" style cogs replace them from an English threaded freewhe el with less agressive gearing. Of course the freewheels would need to be t he same manufacturer. The cogs are likely the same, only the hub threading is likley to be different. I rarely ever get rid of anything original and h ave several sets of French thread sew-up rimmed wheels. I remember in Colle ge riding sew-ups for a year on my PX-10 with only one flat when I careless ly ran over some branches in my path. Of course I was riding fairly heavy
   training tires with a diamond tread. This was just before the availability
   of high pressure cloinchers in 700C sizes.
     I only wish I had some Winner or 888 French bodies. I have a lot of varioius Sun Tour Cogs. I do not recall if SunTour ever made French threade d bodies.
     Does anyone know if Sun tour ever made French threaded Winners or 88 8s?
     johnstrizeksacramentocaliforniausa