Richard Cielec asked:
Were Huret front mechs offered in braze-on configuration ? Any suggestions on converting clamp-on to braze-on ? My interest is of the usual suspects: Jubillee, Success, Duopar, etc... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I can only answer the first question: Yes. Before my eyes there is a Jubilee-style, but all steel, braze-on Huret, marked with a "2082," presumably a model number. Jubilee-style in that a cam surface replaces one arm of the parallelogram. Fascinating also, in that a rather thick piece of sheet metal is variously stamped and bent to form a one-piece chassis, mounting the pivots, the stop screws, the cam, and even the convex surface for mounting to the braze-on fitting. The outer plate of the cage has "Huret" in bas relieve on a dot background at the front, and two slots with two triangular cammy punchouts between.
One good question deserves another: anyone know what this was called, when it was made, etc?
Richard gets first dibs, if he needs it for a project.
harvey sachs
mcLean va usa.