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Old 11-21-11, 06:06 PM
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Grand Bois
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I have those same thin Simplex dropouts on my Jeunet. There is no derailer hanger and there never was one. I can't tell of they're forged or simply stamped. The three dimensionality is very slight.

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Forged, not cast. There's a big difference. Castings tend to be weak. Forgings do not.

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