[CR]Re: French BB Threads french freewheel threads

From: <DTSHIFTER@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 18:27:30 EDT
To: haxixe@gmail.com, jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Re: French BB Threads <was> french freewheel threads

Kurt Sperry asked:

<< > Has anyone ever had a French fixed cup loosen on them? I've had several

French threaded bikes and I haven't ever seen any evidence of that. I

suspect RH fixed cup threads are just fine in the real world.>>

The vast majority of REALLY difficult fixed bottom bracket cups I have had to remove in the past 30+ years were French threaded.

Cheers,

Chuck Brooks
Malta, NY