Jerry Moos wrote:
>I just bought these parts on eBay:
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>http://ebay.com/<blah>
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> Can anyone advise what model the Williams cranks are and if they
>would be correct on a 1951/52 Baines?
>
I don't know from Baines, but I really don't think double chainwheels
were common on British bikes of that era.
>
> Also, the Weinmann Vainquer 999 calipers seem older than any I
>have seen, as they have the model actually engraved in the caliper,
>rather than on a separate nameplate as in the late 60's/early 70's.
>Can anyone guess the era of these brakes? When were the Vainquer
>999's introduced?
If it was the '50s it was the very late '50s.
>While I'm asking, could the Huret Allvit derailleurs possibly be
>correct for 1951?
Definitely not.
>I'm particularly interested in whether the Allvit FD, or any other
>cable-operated front derailleur, could be correct for 1951/52
>
I doubt it. Certainly not the Allvit.
Sheldon "Benelux" Brown
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