Re: [CR]Huret Duopar Questions

(Example: Framebuilding:Technology)

From: <joeb-z@comcast.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Huret Duopar Questions
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:31:59 +0000
cc: John Thompson <johndthompson@gmail.com>

The Success is the better counterpart to the Duopar. It is a favorite of minederailleur with a unique spring action to the inside front plate surface. This helps smooth the shifts and prevents snagging. These are uncommon (not rare really) in the US but they do get snapped up quickly when available.

The Jubillee front is just so fragile. Even mounting them was hazardous as some of the fragile bands seemed to have a grainy porous casting. I also think the band alloy was subject to corrosion. So the weight weenies favorite had both early and late mortality!

Success photo:

http://homepage3.nifty.com/passhunter/hunter/huret/fds1.htm

Joe Bender-Zanoni
Whitneyville, CT


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From: John Thompson

> Sean Flores wrote:

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\r?\n> > I recently was gifted a Sachs/Huret Titanium Duopar RD that is in pretty

\r?\n> > good shape. I'm building a commuter out of an old BS XO-4 and plan to

\r?\n> > use it. Question, what would be the Sachs/Huret front match for this?

\r?\n> > Was there a version that could handle triples? Or am I better off just

\r?\n> > going with another brand?

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\r?\n> At Trek, we originally spec'ed a Jubilee FD with the Duopar Ti rear on

\r?\n> the model 720 loaded touring bike, but severe breakage problems led to

\r?\n> using a Simplex LJ FD instead.

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\r?\n> -John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)

\r?\n> Appleton WI USA