They were on Gitanes. Try Mel Pinto? I bet there was just one thread, too rare.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Folks, I distinctly remember there being an "over sized French tandem" headset... Seems like it was made by & named after the maker, Bardon. In fact, at one time I had a couple for sale here at cycles de ORO (like 10-20 years ago) as if tandems rolled up needing new headsets
And, IIRC, Fred DeLong makes mention of these in his book... And I thought they was only available in a metric version, but who knows, maybe the Taylor bros were able to have them made for their bikes. And they were definitely not MTB 1 1/8" and predated those by 20-30 years...
Dale
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA
-----Original Message----- From: Wayne Bingham <blkmktbks@gmail.com> To: Eugene Powell <radfin@spiritone.com> Cc: BOB FREITAS <freitas1@pacbell.net>; Classic Rendezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Mon, Sep 28, 2009 5:56 pm Subject: Re: [CR] Taylor Tandem HS
I'd like to clarify that I "believe" that was the case. MPI has some Specialized 1-1/8" headsets, which Mel indicated were for tandem forks. I don't have a lot of experience with tandems, but 1-1/8 was common on mountain bikes (before they all went threadless), and likely appropriated from tandem design. Also, Sutherland's indicates that older British tandems used 1-1/8, so I base my belief on that. Besides, MPI never carried much in MTB parts, so a tandem application for these Specialized headsets makes sense to me.
Campy even made a 1-1/4" threaded headset, but not for this crowd.
Wayne Bingham Lovettsville VA USA
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Eugene Powell <radfin@spiritone.com> wrote:
> Hey Bob,
>
> I just spoke with Wayne about this, He seems to think there is an english
> version that the Taylor Bros used. That might mean 3 different standards in
> or near the 1 1/8 size. This just gets more interesting.................
>
> The batteries on my digital calipers died yesterday, I'll get those replaced
> and take some measurements. If you could measure yours maybe we can unravel
> this.
>
> Gene Powell
> Rad Finishes
> Portland, Oregon
> USA
>
> On Sep 28, 2009, at 12:34 PM, BOB FREITAS wrote:
>
>> My information was incorrect as to 1 1/8 headset ,I remember someone
>> telling me about it but could be more modern tandems .
>> The the Tandem Headset standard might be French could explain why a
>> headset purchases from the Taylor Bros would fit a Follis Tandem.
>>
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? BOB FREITAS
>> ? warm VALLEJO, CA ?USA
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