Yeah! I used to have one of those Panasonics, they were sold in the late 70's and featured a double-threaded rear hub. Schwinn did the same thing about ten years later with their "Madison," only those were more of a "real" track bike as far as frame geometry, quality tubing (Columbus Cromor,) nice Sugino crankset, etc. Grant Petersen wanted Bridgestone to do a bike like that but numbers potential and the squeamishness of the Bridgestone home office squelched the project. And, anyone seen an Ibis Scorcher? David Feldman
> Message text written by "Roy H. Drinkwater"
> > Saw this on rec.bicycles.marketplace, I've never seen a derailleur
> hanger on track dropouts before. Was this something Holdsworthy commonly
> did, or just a one-off?
>
> Note: I downloaded the jpeg and lightened / sharpened in Photoshop,
but
> there's definatly a derailleur hanger there.<<<<<
>
> I don't know how common it is but I have a friend who has a
> Panasonic with a freewheel hub and single sprocket like a BMX bike. It has
> a chain tensioner on that lug so he can swap sprockets without having to
> mess with chain adjustment. BTW, the bike came with brakes both front and
> rear. He bought the bike new from a lost freight outlet for $50.
>
> Jim
>
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