Question - Portacatena 1970s frame ?

[roadking]

Guys.

A recent acquisition - a Roberts built Geoffrey Butler (dated 197 race frameset that has a Portacatena dropout.

Question; does a frame designed for a Portacatena normally* have a cutaway chainstay on the dropout end ? I don't have the Portacatena but the frame looks like it will either accommodate it or a 6 speed freewheel not both.

Thanks.

Jon.

*suspect the answer is yes.

 

[Old Fireleg]

Re:

Hi,

do your frame has 120 or 126 mm rear spacing?

 

[Midlife]

BITD we ignored the portacatena completely, great at the Harrogate show on a Viner / SABA but that was about it . They pitched up on all sorts of frames as I guess that's what frame builders had in stock and were simply described as Campag short dropouts....

 

[roadking]

Re: Re:

Hi,

do your frame has 120 or 126 mm rear spacing?

Hi,

just over 120 mm.

Jon.

 

[Old Fireleg]

Re:

In this case, I think it is absolute normal. This will only with 5-speed or less freewheels work.