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Old 02-03-24, 10:39 AM
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Post war nostalgia Part 5

Warm day, in fact too warm for early February, so I took this lovely Ephgrave for a quick test ride. Saying test ride as some issues with DT shifters - Campagnolo does not fit on French braze-on threads, brake hoods and bar tape are in post etc.. Lovely nice day it was until the dreaded flat at the back and since I forgot to pack a spare tub...... But anyway, it rode superbly until then, just how I imagined it would, being so meticulously built by certain Les E.

Any suggestions how o resolve those DT shifters issues? Using Campagnolo with Huret wingnuts. Suggestions on alternative please, do not want to reuse what was on before - 80s Huret ones...
Some more details:
- model No 1 Lugs, serial 3344, which puts it into 1959/1960
- LF Mailard Normandy hubs on Mavic sprints
- Stronglight 49D chainset
- Campagnolo Record Superleggeri strada pedals
- Record front and rear mech, looks like first gen (1965?)
- Weinmann calipers and Record brake levers
- Brooks Swift Titanium rails saddle
- custom made steel stem and Giro di Sicilia bars

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Lovely bicycle! Thanks for showing it here.

I'd just stick with the Huret wingnuts. While not "correct", they don't bother me at all. Have done the same.
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Very nice!

I presume one cannot tap the braze-ons to accept Campy wing nuts (frankly, I do not know the diameters or thread pitch, so...)? Or, at least, find earlier Huret ones that are all-metal, and thus not particularly noticeable.
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Useful coincidence: I was just out on my Gazelle for a spin around the block to see if it's ready for Spring, looked down, and lo and behold: apparently Huret also made D-rings for their shifters. Maybe a nicer alternative to the plastic wingnuts?

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Fab, never seen these before, must investigate
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