The dropouts on my 1954 look much different. I'm not certain I understand the difference between cast and forged. They are thinner than on what I'm accustomed to seeing on 70's bikes (which I know are forged), but definitely have an added thickness in the portion that might be contacted by the washers that underlay the axle nuts. Does this sound like cast dropouts?
I may have to break down and take pictures.
Cheers,
John Barry Mechanicsburg, PA, USA (where the birds are sick of winter too)
> From: verktyg <verktyg@aol.com>
\r?\n> Subject: Re: [CR] Dropouts on eBay Hetchins
\r?\n> To: "John D Proch" <johnprochss@yahoo.com>, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
\r?\n> Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 10:08 AM
\r?\n> John,
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Here's links to pictures of pre 1950 Hetchins' showing the
\r?\n> thin dropouts that I would expect on a 1947 British made
\r?\n> bike.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> The last one is a 1948 Massed Start model.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> >http://www.hetchins.org/504bril-05.htm
\r?\n>
\r?\n> >http://www.hetchins.org/504bril-01.htm
\r?\n>
\r?\n> >http://www.hetchins.org/504sixday1.htm
\r?\n>
\r?\n> >http://www.hetchins.org/504ms-01.htm
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Chas. Colerich
\r?\n> Oakland, CA USA
\r?\n>
\r?\n>
\r?\n> John D Proch wrote:
\r?\n> > Hi Charles,
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > I understand that pre 1956 Hetchins used all cast
\r?\n> dropouts.
\r?\n> >
\r?\n> > Regards,
\r?\n> > John Proch
\r?\n> > La Grange, Texas