> Harvey, There would be no need for the chain loop if the
> freewheel stayed on
> the bike as the chain would stay on the cog.
>
> Greg Reiche pointed us to the picture in the Data Book page
> 140, and it
> shows there is a "wingnut" that passes through the washer and
> then threads
> into the hub. It shows the hub with freewheel being removed
> from the same
> dropout. Good reference Greg!
>
> Most guys I know would just pick the damn chain up with their
> fingers and
> put it back onto the cog,,, then wipe the grease onto their
> shorts,,, thats
> why the're black, right?
> Must have been more civilized back in the old days.
Peter, You're correct about the black shorts. In fact, in addition to hiding grease stains, they covered up blood and all sorts of other fluids... But my thought about this frame is that this special fixture was used because the bike is a mixte. The sort of woman who would purchase a Singer mixte would have to be very refined - a real 16th Arrondissement lady. And we wouldn't want "Madame" to soil her fingers, would we? Amitiés, Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
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