Re: [CR]EAST meets WEST and we are still confused

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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 19:43:40 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]EAST meets WEST and we are still confused
References: <406798F6.2090207@pacbell.net>


Bob Freitas wrote:
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> HARVEY SACHS stopped by for some parts swapping this evening
> and we have a question to pose to the group
> We were going to swap some CINELLI hub parts but were confronted
> with the fact that the parts we had ,FIXED nuts(that take the
> WINGBOLT(QR type device) and the WINGNUT have different threading.Seems
> the FIXED nuts have a double appearing thread while the spindle ends of
> the WINGBOLT are a single thread.We tried the parts off one of my bikes
> and this was also no go for the fixed nut
> Are we dealing with worn or damaged parts or was there multiple
> thread pitches used ? any ideas to a fix? at this point there are few
> spares and we need to make do with what we have.
> BOB FREITAS
> MILL VALLEY,CA

There are variations that are not interchangable.

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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