Re: [CR]Huret infos

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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:54:12 -0700
To: Dmitry Yaitskov <dima@rogers.com>
From: "Jan Heine" <heine94@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Huret infos
cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

At 8:12 AM -0400 7/31/08, Dmitry Yaitskov wrote:
>...and some of it is quite funny, e.g. an ad copy about Huret Jubilee
>(http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/broderir/Catalogs-Posters/Huret/1973-04.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1)
>among other things says:
>
>"The jockey pulleys are of steel, ball-bearing equipped for maximum
>friction."

That was not an ad, but an article signed by Fred DeLong! One has to assume that it is his translation. Let's just hope that it was Bicycling's editors who messed up so badly, not him!

In any case, the jockey pulleys are made of plastic, with steel ball bearings inside, to optimize efficiency.

HURET had a better translation in this ad

http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/broderir/Catalogs-Posters/Huret/1979-05-B.jpg.html

"Full ball bearing roller with adjustable cones: higher efficiency (minimum friction) and possibility to adjust the rollers."

If they replaced "rollers" with "jockey pulleys"...

BTW, the nut that goes on the bolt (inside of the dropout) is part No. 1804L in the following exploded drawing:

http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/broderir/Catalogs-Posters/Huret/1974-A/Page+02.jpg.html

It's a little hard to see that the nut goes on the big bolt, but that is how it works.

Jan Heine
Editor
Bicycle Quarterly
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