Parts , bikes and project bikes

[SteelNipple]

it's been raining for the past three or four days, so haven't really done much progress on the Super Sport. The derailleurs are on and I swapped the Bluemels to chromed fenders (also from a DBS of the same age) that have matching black striping. Still need to do the brake cables, true/center the rear wheel and decide on the number of speeds and gearing for the rear.


My example of the Allvit came with the hanger attached so I went through some Huret manuals to see if the use of the part "1804" was needed when using the derailleur with the forget Huret dropouts. I also wondered if the RD was ment to be set with slack in the fitment to the hanger because if tightened all the way it would not swing back to allow the rear wheel to be removed easily.

This manual, possibly from 1961, did not give any answers.


This manual, possibly from 1972, did have the answers.

"-For use with HURET monobloc forged rear ends the fixing bracket supplied with the gear will not be requi red. This should be removed and the mechanism mounted directly to the frame with the allen-headed bolt and nut A (Fig. 1), placing the friction washer between the mechanism and the frame fork end. Ensure the articulation remains smooth and free from side play when the lock nut is tightened."


"For Racing and Touring"
The Allvit was marketed as 3/4/5 speed in 1961, but by 1966 also as a 6 speed. I might go with a 6 speed freewheel.

This catalogue page from "Huret Accessoires de Haut Qualité pour Cycles et Motocycles - 1968" gives instructions for shifter mount and cable stop placements and for correct cable housing lengths.


Source for pictures: https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/site/documents_-_huret.html

 

[juvela]

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appreciate you are likely well beyond this but thought to post it in case it may be of assistance to other readers...

https://www.redclovercomponents.com/blog/1


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[SteelNipple]

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appreciate you are likely well beyond this but thought to post it in case it may be of assistance to other readers...

https://www.redclovercomponents.com/blog/1


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Never been to that site before. Did have a quick read on couple of posts on the blog side. Always interesting to read about "Long-Cage vs. Short-Cage Derailleurs", vintage derailleurs, capacity, gearing...

Not really "well beyond", always something to learn. It was a good read and I found the readers comments about the compability problems with Shimano UF and Huret dropouts on that post intriguing.
I'll post some pictures of those dropouts with different derailleurs later.

Thanks.

 

[juvela]

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Jonas' birth annum of 'lxvii places him near the transition betwixt all metal pulleys and those with plastic "tyres"

for meself would lean toward the all metal

Freres Huret continued to employ images of mechs with the all metal pulleys in catalogue and instruction illustrations for a couple year after the change

[perchance too thrifty to commission Danny Rebour for new drawings!]

just don't ask me about when the black versus the red "tyres" were used!

this Sir Wally catalogue page of nineteen seventy illustrates the temporal overlap regarding the introduction of the pulley "tyres"

the Gran Prix model is shown fitted with a Luxe Touring rear mech which wears the all metal pulleys whilst the Record model sports an Allvit model stern mech fitted with red "tyres" pulleys -




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