Post war nostalgia Part 5
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
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
02-03-24 | 12:08 PM
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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.
I'd just stick with the Huret wingnuts. While not "correct", they don't bother me at all. Have done the same.
02-03-24 | 01:14 PM
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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.
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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02-04-24 | 11:10 AM
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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?
