Chuck Schmidt wrote:
>> Anyone on the list back when it started remember the guy from Brooklyn
>> that said the "perfect cog" was a 17 tooth? I visited him years ago
>> (great guy) and he let me see his stash of parts and I snapped off
>> this pix:
>>
>> http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
>>
>> His thighs were the size of 5 gallon water bottles...
>>
>> Chuck Schmidt
>> South Pasadena, Southern California
>
Now, I just want to note that the same picture also shows a box for a "Nylfor All Nylon Head Fittings" head set. It reeally was all-nylon, including the ball bearings. I still have a complete set, perhaps missing a few balls. Used it on Beloved Spouse's very light Super Vitus bike back in the 1970s, but eventually removed it in favor of a Stronglight with roller bearings. So, engineers recovering engineers, and trivia freaks, Here are the questions: What lubricant is proper for a nylon ball bearing set? For extra credit: Is the rider weight limit for this thing more than 100#/45 kg? :-)
harvey sachs
mcLean va.