It is also worth noting that there were Huret shifters and derailleurs made to fit 1 inch tubes (presumably for cheap American gas pipe bicycles). It is important to check when purchasing on the internet that you are not getting these pretty useless parts.
Louis Schulman Tampa, Florida
-----Original Message-----
>From: verktyg <verktyg@aol.com>
>Sent: Sep 3, 2009 12:05 AM
>To: Charlotte Bronte <j1847e@yahoo.com>, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR] question about Huret Jubilee front derailleurs
>
>Robert,
>
>Huret made 2 sizes of seat tube clamps for the Jubilee front
>derailleurs: 28mm French and 28.6mm Inch. The clamps on the Jubilee
>front derailleurs are pretty fragile and trying to clamp on one made for
>28mm on an inch size down tube can end in tragedy. I've down it myself
>back in the day.
>
>They offered both sizes for a number of different models of down tube
>shift levers too.
>
>This link shows details for Huret front derailleurs and shift levers in
>their 1977 brochure:
>
><http://www.velo-pages.com/main.php?g2_itemId=2441>
>
>Chas. Colerich
>Oakland, CA USA
>
>Chas.
>
>
>Thought you would be able to answer a question for me about Huret
>Jubilee front derailleurs. I have one, but it only fits my Follis 531
>bike, not Merckx (531) or Colnago (Columbus) bikes.
>
>Did Huret make a Jubilee with a clamp to fit non-French tubes?
>
>Robert Aguirre
>Windsor, ON