[CR]Wing nuts and Papillons

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Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 17:30:56 -0500
From: "Michael Schmidt" <mdschmidt@patmedia.net>
To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Thread-Topic: Wing nuts and Papillons
Thread-Index: AccQ4V+LniHo4nzUEdubqgAWy8lbaw==
Subject: [CR]Wing nuts and Papillons

Dear List

Happy holidays and I hope that no one got too fat over the last few days. A while back, I acquired a circa 1970's Alex Singer. The bike came with 3 wingnuts or papillons. The fourth nut on the drive side on the rear wheel came with a capped nut.

Traditional wing nuts will not work because of the clearance required for the rear derailleur.

Is there a wing nut made with a higher base to give me the clearance that I need? Or, was the bike designed to use the capped nut?

Mikey Schmidt
Stirling, NJ
USA