[CR]French drum brake mounts

(Example: Racing:Jean Robic)

Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:38:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Fred Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <a0623093ec2c130812997@[192.168.1.33]>
Subject: [CR]French drum brake mounts

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>http://ebay.com/<blah>
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> > But I'm puzzled. The frame has what appears to be a
> > chainstay brazeon for and old style Cyclo or Simplex RD,
> > but it's on the wrong chainstay...
> It's a mount for the drum brake arm. Also note the
> reinforcement tube between seat and chain stays to
> take the torque...

Right. I think every Franch tandem I've seen (including my own LeJeune) has that bracket. I believe that a standard Atom or Maxi-Car drum brake hub would fit this bracket perfectly.
      Cheers,
      Fred Rednor - Arlignton, Virginia (USA)