Fred Rednor wrote:
> I just descended to "the dungeon" and measured the screws in the FD
> braze-on fitting of a Peugeot PGN-10. It measures 5mm x .08mm, as do
> the fittings for the seat post set screw and the water bottle
> braze-ons. Also, I can tell you that the Peugeot PSV-10 frames used
> the same sized fittings and screws as this frame.
>
> Perhaps the use of 5mm screws for all the fittings on the frame was a
> Peugeot thing. It's clear that the slot in the derailleur body can
> take the larger 6mm screw, but that's now how these Peugeot frames
> were built. Which manufacturer's frames are you thinking of that
> used 6mm screws - was it Trek? (I think I recall that you worked for
> them at one time.)
Gitane, specifically. Trek was the North American distributor for Gitane back in the early 80's so I saw a lot of them.
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA