On Jan 23, 2009, at 12:45 AM, Jan Heine wrote:
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> The derailleurs aren't brazed on. Singer always brazed a little
> piece on the seat tube that attaches to the hinge of the Huret
> derailleur, and a little eyelet on the other side to which the bolt
> attaches. That replaces the front part of the derailleur clamp.
> Almost every Alex Singer from the 1970s onward has that system.
What the upside to this system? Seems like it would make it impossible
to raise or lower the front derailleur.
Jeremy Rauch
Brooklyn, NY USA